máhccat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *māccëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmaːhːt͡sah(t)/
Verb
máhccat
- to turn back, to return
Inflection
| Even a-stem, hcc-hc gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | máhccat | ||
| 1st sing. present | máhcan | ||
| 1st sing. past | máhccen | ||
| infinitive | máhccat | action noun | máhccan |
| present participle | máhcci | action inessive | máhccamin máhccame |
| past participle | máhccan | action elative | máhccamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | máhccamiin |
| abessive | máhcakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | máhcan | máhccen | máhccon |
| 2nd singular | máhcat | máhccet | máhca |
| 3rd singular | máhccá | máhcai | máhccos |
| 1st dual | máhcce | máhcaime | máhccu |
| 2nd dual | máhccabeahtti | máhcaide | máhcci |
| 3rd dual | máhccaba | máhcaiga | máhccoska |
| 1st plural | máhccat | máhcaimet | máhccot máhccut |
| 2nd plural | máhccabēhtet | máhcaidet | máhccet máhccit |
| 3rd plural | máhccet | máhcce | máhccoset |
| connegative | máhca | máhccan | máhca |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | máhcašin máhcašedjen | máhcalin máhcaledjen | máhcažan |
| 2nd singular | máhcašit máhcašedjet | máhcalit máhcaledjet | máhcažat |
| 3rd singular | máhcašii | máhcalii | máhcaža máhcaš |
| 1st dual | máhcašeimme | máhcaleimme | máhcažetne |
| 2nd dual | máhcašeidde | máhcaleidde | máhcažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | máhcašeigga | máhcaleigga | máhcažeaba |
| 1st plural | máhcašeimmet | máhcaleimmet | máhcažit máhcažat |
| 2nd plural | máhcašeiddet | máhcaleiddet | máhcažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | máhcaše máhcašedje | máhcale máhcaledje | máhcažit |
| connegative | máhcaše | máhcale | máhcaš |
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