cuvzat
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡suvːt͡sah(t)/
Verb
cuvzat
- to nag
Inflection
| Even a-stem, vz-vzz gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | cuvzat | ||
| 1st sing. present | cuvzzan | ||
| 1st sing. past | cuvzen | ||
| infinitive | cuvzat | action noun | cuvzan |
| present participle | cuvzi | action inessive | cuvzamin cuvzame |
| past participle | cuvzan | action elative | cuvzamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | cuvzamiin |
| abessive | cuvzzakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | cuvzzan | cuvzen | cuvzon |
| 2nd singular | cuvzzat | cuvzet | cuvzza |
| 3rd singular | cuvzá | cuvzzai | cuvzos |
| 1st dual | cuvze | cuvzzaime | cuvzu |
| 2nd dual | cuvzabeahtti | cuvzzaide | cuvzi |
| 3rd dual | cuvzaba | cuvzzaiga | cuvzoska |
| 1st plural | cuvzat | cuvzzaimet | cuvzot cuvzut |
| 2nd plural | cuvzabēhtet | cuvzzaidet | cuvzet cuvzit |
| 3rd plural | cuvzet | cuvze | cuvzoset |
| connegative | cuvzza | cuvzan | cuvzza |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | cuvzzašin cuvzzašedjen | cuvzzalin cuvzzaledjen | cuvzzažan |
| 2nd singular | cuvzzašit cuvzzašedjet | cuvzzalit cuvzzaledjet | cuvzzažat |
| 3rd singular | cuvzzašii | cuvzzalii | cuvzzaža cuvzzaš |
| 1st dual | cuvzzašeimme | cuvzzaleimme | cuvzzažetne |
| 2nd dual | cuvzzašeidde | cuvzzaleidde | cuvzzažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | cuvzzašeigga | cuvzzaleigga | cuvzzažeaba |
| 1st plural | cuvzzašeimmet | cuvzzaleimmet | cuvzzažit cuvzzažat |
| 2nd plural | cuvzzašeiddet | cuvzzaleiddet | cuvzzažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | cuvzzaše cuvzzašedje | cuvzzale cuvzzaledje | cuvzzažit |
| connegative | cuvzzaše | cuvzzale | cuvzzaš |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland