navdit

navdit

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nëmtētēk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnavːtiːh(t)/

Verb

navdit

1. to name, to give a name to
2. to call
3. to mean
4. to assume, to suppose
5. to suspect

Inflection

Even i-stem, vd-vdd gradation
infinitive	navdit
1st sing. present	navddán
1st sing. past	navden
infinitive	navdit	action noun	navdin
present participle	navdi	action inessive	navdimin navdime
past participle	navdán	action elative	navdimis
agent participle	—	action comitative	navdimiin
		abessive	navddẹkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	navddán	navden	navdon
2nd singular	navddát	navdet	navddẹ
3rd singular	navdá	navddii	navdos
1st dual	navde	navddiime	navdu
2nd dual	navdibeahtti	navddiide	navdi
3rd dual	navdiba	navddiiga	navdoska
1st plural	navdit	navddiimet	navdot navdut
2nd plural	navdibēhtet	navddiidet	navdet navdit
3rd plural	navdet	navde	navdoset
connegative	navddẹ	navdán	navddẹ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	navddášin navddášedjen	navddálin navddáledjen	navddežan
2nd singular	navddášit navddášedjet	navddálit navddáledjet	navddežat
3rd singular	navddášii	navddálii	navddeža navddeš
1st dual	navddášeimme	navddáleimme	navddežetne
2nd dual	navddášeidde	navddáleidde	navddežeahppi
3rd dual	navddášeigga	navddáleigga	navddežeaba
1st plural	navddášeimmet	navddáleimmet	navddežit navddežat
2nd plural	navddášeiddet	navddáleiddet	navddežēhpet
3rd plural	navddáše navddášedje	navddále navddáledje	navddežit
connegative	navddáše	navddále	navddeš

Related terms

• namma

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