gadtsa

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këncë.

Noun

gadtsa

1. nail
2. claw, talon
3. hoof

Inflection

Even a-stem, dts-tts gradation
Nominative	gadtsa
Genitive	gattsa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gadtsa	gattsa
Accusative	gattsav	gattsajt
Genitive	gattsa	gattsaj
Illative	gadtsaj	gattsajda
Inessive	gattsan	gattsajn
Elative	gattsas	gattsajs
Comitative	gattsajn	gattsaj
Abessive	gattsadagá gattsadagi	gattsajdagá gattsajdagi
Essive	gadtsan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gadtsam gadtsama gadtsama 2nd person gadtsat gadtsada gadtsada 3rd person gadtsas gadtsaska gadtsasa

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këncë.

Noun

gadˈtsa

1. fingernail
2. claw

Inflection

Even a-stem, dˈts-dts gradation
Nominative	gadˈtsa
Genitive	gadtsa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gadˈtsa	gadtsa
Accusative	gadtsav	gadtsajt
Genitive	gadtsa	gadtsaj
Illative	gadˈtsaj	gadtsajda
Inessive	gadtsan	gadtsajn
Elative	gadtsast gadtsas	gadtsajst gadtsajs
Comitative	gadtsajn	gadtsaj
Essive	gadˈtsan

Further reading

• gadtsa in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland