-goahtit
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-koatētēk.
Suffix
-goahtit (with odd-syllable stems -išgoahtit)
- Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.
- lohkat (“to read”) + -goahtit → lohkagoahtit (“to begin to read”)
- mannat (“to go”) + -goahtit → mannagoahtit (“to begin to go”)
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even i-stem, ht-đ gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -goahtit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -goađán | ||
| 1st sing. past | -gōhten | ||
| infinitive | -goahtit | action noun | -goahtin |
| present participle | -goahtti | action inessive | -goahtimin -goahtime |
| past participle | -goahtán | action elative | -goahtimis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -goahtimiin |
| abessive | -goađẹkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -goađán | -gōhten | -gōhton |
| 2nd singular | -goađát | -gōhtet | -goađẹ |
| 3rd singular | -goahtá | -gōđii | -gōhtos |
| 1st dual | -gōhte | -gōđiime | -goahttu |
| 2nd dual | -goahtibeahtti | -gōđiide | -goahtti |
| 3rd dual | -goahtiba | -gōđiiga | -gōhtoska |
| 1st plural | -goahtit | -gōđiimet | -gōhtot -goahttut |
| 2nd plural | -goahtibēhtet | -gōđiidet | -gōhtet -goahttit |
| 3rd plural | -gōhtet | -gōhte | -gōhtoset |
| connegative | -goađẹ | -goahtán | -goađẹ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -goađášin -goađášedjen | -goađálin -goađáledjen | -gōđežan |
| 2nd singular | -goađášit -goađášedjet | -goađálit -goađáledjet | -gōđežat |
| 3rd singular | -goađášii | -goađálii | -gōđeža -gōđeš |
| 1st dual | -goađášeimme | -goađáleimme | -gōđežetne |
| 2nd dual | -goađášeidde | -goađáleidde | -gōđežeahppi |
| 3rd dual | -goađášeigga | -goađáleigga | -gōđežeaba |
| 1st plural | -goađášeimmet | -goađáleimmet | -gōđežit -gōđežat |
| 2nd plural | -goađášeiddet | -goađáleiddet | -gōđežēhpet |
| 3rd plural | -goađáše -goađášedje | -goađále -goađáledje | -gōđežit |
| connegative | -goađáše | -goađále | -gōđeš |
Derived terms
Northern Sami terms suffixed with -goahtit
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