-alit
See also: alit, álit, alīt, and Âlît
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-ëlëtēk. Cognate with Finnish -ella.
Suffix
-alit (with odd-syllable stems -allat)
- Forms reciprocal verbs.
- oaidnit (“to see”) + -alit → oaidnalit (“to see each other”)
- Forms momentane verbs.
- bávkit (“to bang repeatedly”) + -alit → bávkalit (“to bang once”)
- Forms frequentative verbs.
- báhčit (“to shoot”) + -alit → báhčalit (“to shoot around”)
- Forms verbs indicating an attempt at something.
- boktit (“to wake up (someone)”) + -alit → boktalit (“to try to wake up (someone)”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -alit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -alan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -alin -aledjen | ||
| infinitive | -alit | action noun | -aleapmi |
| present participle | -aleaddji | action inessive | -aleamen -aleame |
| past participle | -alan | action elative | -aleamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -alēmiin |
| abessive | -alkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -alan | -alin -aledjen | -alēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -alat | -alit -aledjet | -al |
| 3rd singular | -ala | -alii | -alēhkos -alus |
| 1st dual | -aletne | -aleimme | -aleadnu |
| 2nd dual | -aleahppi | -aleidde | -aleahkki |
| 3rd dual | -aleaba | -aleigga | -alēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -alit -alat | -aleimmet | -alēhkot -aleatnot |
| 2nd plural | -alēhpet | -aleiddet | -alēhket |
| 3rd plural | -alit | -ale -aledje | -alēhkoset |
| connegative | -al | -alan | -al |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -alivččen | — | -aleaččan |
| 2nd singular | -alivččet | — | -aleaččat |
| 3rd singular | -alivččii | — | -aleš -aleaš -aleažžá |
| 1st dual | -alivččiime | — | -aležže |
| 2nd dual | -alivččiide | — | -aleažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -alivččiiga | — | -aleažžaba |
| 1st plural | -alivččiimet | — | -aleažžat |
| 2nd plural | -alivččiidet | — | -aleažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -alivčče | — | -aležžet |
| connegative | -alivčče | — | -aleš -aleaš -aleačča |
Derived terms
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