-dit
See also: dit, dít, dît, D.I.T., and -dít
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *-tētēk, from Proto-Uralic *-ta-. Cognates include Finnish -taa.
Suffix
-dit
- Forms causative verbs.
- nohkkat (“to fall asleep”) + -dit → nohkkadit (“to put to sleep”)
- Forms momentane verbs.
- čolgat (“to spit”) + -dit → čolgadit (“to spit once”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -dit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -dan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -din -dedjen | ||
| infinitive | -dit | action noun | -deapmi |
| present participle | -deaddji | action inessive | -deamen -deame |
| past participle | -dan | action elative | -deamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -dēmiin |
| abessive | -tkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -dan | -din -dedjen | -dēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -dat | -dit -dedjet | -t |
| 3rd singular | -da | -dii | -dēhkos -dus |
| 1st dual | -detne | -deimme | -deadnu |
| 2nd dual | -deahppi | -deidde | -deahkki |
| 3rd dual | -deaba | -deigga | -dēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -dit -dat | -deimmet | -dēhkot -deatnot |
| 2nd plural | -dēhpet | -deiddet | -dēhket |
| 3rd plural | -dit | -de -dedje | -dēhkoset |
| connegative | -t | -dan | -t |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -divččen | — | -deaččan |
| 2nd singular | -divččet | — | -deaččat |
| 3rd singular | -divččii | — | -deš -deaš -deažžá |
| 1st dual | -divččiime | — | -dežže |
| 2nd dual | -divččiide | — | -deažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -divččiiga | — | -deažžaba |
| 1st plural | -divččiimet | — | -deažžat |
| 2nd plural | -divččiidet | — | -deažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -divčče | — | -dežžet |
| connegative | -divčče | — | -deš -deaš -deačča |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-dit' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit</a>
Etymology 2
From Proto-Samic *-ntētēk. Cognate with Finnish -ntaa.
Suffix
-dit
- Forms causative verbs from adjectives.
- buorrẹ (“good”) + -dit → buoridit (“to make better”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -dit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -dan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -din -dedjen | ||
| infinitive | -dit | action noun | -deapmi |
| present participle | -deaddji | action inessive | -deamen -deame |
| past participle | -dan | action elative | -deamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -dēmiin |
| abessive | -tkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -dan | -din -dedjen | -dēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -dat | -dit -dedjet | -t |
| 3rd singular | -da | -dii | -dēhkos -dus |
| 1st dual | -detne | -deimme | -deadnu |
| 2nd dual | -deahppi | -deidde | -deahkki |
| 3rd dual | -deaba | -deigga | -dēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -dit -dat | -deimmet | -dēhkot -deatnot |
| 2nd plural | -dēhpet | -deiddet | -dēhket |
| 3rd plural | -dit | -de -dedje | -dēhkoset |
| connegative | -t | -dan | -t |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -divččen | — | -deaččan |
| 2nd singular | -divččet | — | -deaččat |
| 3rd singular | -divččii | — | -deš -deaš -deažžá |
| 1st dual | -divččiime | — | -dežže |
| 2nd dual | -divččiide | — | -deažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -divččiiga | — | -deažžaba |
| 1st plural | -divččiimet | — | -deažžat |
| 2nd plural | -divččiidet | — | -deažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -divčče | — | -dežžet |
| connegative | -divčče | — | -deš -deaš -deačča |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-dit' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit</a>
Etymology 3
From Proto-Samic *-ntëtēk.
Suffix
-dit
- Forms reflexive or reciprocal verbs.
- bassat (“to wash”) + -dit → basadit (“to wash oneself”)
- dovdat (“to know”) + -dit → dovddadit (“to know each other”)
- Forms verbs indicating an ongoing action.
- čuožžut (“to stand”) + -dit → čuččodit (“to be standing”)
- lohkat (“to read”) + -dit → logadit (“to be reading”)
- Forms verbs indicating an attempt at something.
- oažžut (“to obtain”) + -dit → oččodit (“to try to obtain”)
- rihpat (“to wrench”) + -dit → ribadit (“to try to wrench”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -dit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -dan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -din -dedjen | ||
| infinitive | -dit | action noun | -deapmi |
| present participle | -deaddji | action inessive | -deamen -deame |
| past participle | -dan | action elative | -deamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -dēmiin |
| abessive | -tkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -dan | -din -dedjen | -dēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -dat | -dit -dedjet | -t |
| 3rd singular | -da | -dii | -dēhkos -dus |
| 1st dual | -detne | -deimme | -deadnu |
| 2nd dual | -deahppi | -deidde | -deahkki |
| 3rd dual | -deaba | -deigga | -dēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -dit -dat | -deimmet | -dēhkot -deatnot |
| 2nd plural | -dēhpet | -deiddet | -dēhket |
| 3rd plural | -dit | -de -dedje | -dēhkoset |
| connegative | -t | -dan | -t |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -divččen | — | -deaččan |
| 2nd singular | -divččet | — | -deaččat |
| 3rd singular | -divččii | — | -deš -deaš -deažžá |
| 1st dual | -divččiime | — | -dežže |
| 2nd dual | -divččiide | — | -deažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -divččiiga | — | -deažžaba |
| 1st plural | -divččiimet | — | -deažžat |
| 2nd plural | -divččiidet | — | -deažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -divčče | — | -dežžet |
| connegative | -divčče | — | -deš -deaš -deačča |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-dit' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -dit</a>