govdut
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *kopδōtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkovːtuːh(t)/
Verb
govdut
- to float
Inflection
| Even u-stem, vd-vdd gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | govdut | ||
| 1st sing. present | govddun | ||
| 1st sing. past | govdon | ||
| infinitive | govdut | action noun | govdun |
| present participle | govdu | action inessive | govdumin govdume |
| past participle | govdon | action elative | govdumis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | govdumiin |
| abessive | govddọkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | govddun | govdon | govdon |
| 2nd singular | govddut | govdot | govddọ |
| 3rd singular | govdu | govddūi | govdos |
| 1st dual | govdo | govddūime | govdu |
| 2nd dual | govdubeahtti | govddūide | govdu |
| 3rd dual | govduba | govddūiga | govdoska |
| 1st plural | govdut | govddūimet | govdot govdut |
| 2nd plural | govdubēhtet | govddūidet | govdot govdut |
| 3rd plural | govdot | govdo | govdoset |
| connegative | govddọ | govdon | govddọ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | govddošin govddošedjen | govddolin govddoledjen | govddožan |
| 2nd singular | govddošit govddošedjet | govddolit govddoledjet | govddožat |
| 3rd singular | govddošii | govddolii | govddoža govddoš |
| 1st dual | govddošeimme | govddoleimme | govddožetne |
| 2nd dual | govddošeidde | govddoleidde | govddožeahppi |
| 3rd dual | govddošeigga | govddoleigga | govddožeaba |
| 1st plural | govddošeimmet | govddoleimmet | govddožit govddožat |
| 2nd plural | govddošeiddet | govddoleiddet | govddožēhpet |
| 3rd plural | govddoše govddošedje | govddole govddoledje | govddožit |
| connegative | govddoše | govddole | govddoš |
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