lapmat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *lëmëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlapmah(t)/
Verb
lapmat
- to crouch down (in order to hide oneself)
Inflection
| Even a-stem, pm-m gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lapmat | ||
| 1st sing. present | laman | ||
| 1st sing. past | lapmen | ||
| infinitive | lapmat | action noun | lapman |
| present participle | labmi | action inessive | lapmamin lapmame |
| past participle | lapman | action elative | lapmamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | lapmamiin |
| abessive | lamakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | laman | lapmen | lapmon |
| 2nd singular | lamat | lapmet | lama |
| 3rd singular | lapmá | lamai | lapmos |
| 1st dual | lapme | lamaime | labmu |
| 2nd dual | lapmabeahtti | lamaide | labmi |
| 3rd dual | lapmaba | lamaiga | lapmoska |
| 1st plural | lapmat | lamaimet | lapmot labmut |
| 2nd plural | lapmabēhtet | lamaidet | lapmet labmit |
| 3rd plural | lapmet | lapme | lapmoset |
| connegative | lama | lapman | lama |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | lamašin lamašedjen | lamalin lamaledjen | lamažan |
| 2nd singular | lamašit lamašedjet | lamalit lamaledjet | lamažat |
| 3rd singular | lamašii | lamalii | lamaža lamaš |
| 1st dual | lamašeimme | lamaleimme | lamažetne |
| 2nd dual | lamašeidde | lamaleidde | lamažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | lamašeigga | lamaleigga | lamažeaba |
| 1st plural | lamašeimmet | lamaleimmet | lamažit lamažat |
| 2nd plural | lamašeiddet | lamaleiddet | lamažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | lamaše lamašedje | lamale lamaledje | lamažit |
| connegative | lamaše | lamale | lamaš |
Derived terms
- labmát
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