nihttit
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnihːtiːh(t)/
Verb
nihttit
- to threaten
Inflection
| Even i-stem, htt-ht gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nihttit | ||
| 1st sing. present | nihtán | ||
| 1st sing. past | nihtten | ||
| infinitive | nihttit | action noun | nihttin |
| present participle | nihtti | action inessive | nihttimin nihttime |
| past participle | nihttán | action elative | nihttimis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | nihttimiin |
| abessive | nihtẹkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | nihtán | nihtten | nihtton |
| 2nd singular | nihtát | nihttet | nihtẹ |
| 3rd singular | nihttá | nihtii | nihttos |
| 1st dual | nihtte | nihtiime | nihttu |
| 2nd dual | nihttibeahtti | nihtiide | nihtti |
| 3rd dual | nihttiba | nihtiiga | nihttoska |
| 1st plural | nihttit | nihtiimet | nihttot nihttut |
| 2nd plural | nihttibēhtet | nihtiidet | nihttet nihttit |
| 3rd plural | nihttet | nihtte | nihttoset |
| connegative | nihtẹ | nihttán | nihtẹ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | nihtášin nihtášedjen | nihtálin nihtáledjen | nihtežan |
| 2nd singular | nihtášit nihtášedjet | nihtálit nihtáledjet | nihtežat |
| 3rd singular | nihtášii | nihtálii | nihteža nihteš |
| 1st dual | nihtášeimme | nihtáleimme | nihtežetne |
| 2nd dual | nihtášeidde | nihtáleidde | nihtežeahppi |
| 3rd dual | nihtášeigga | nihtáleigga | nihtežeaba |
| 1st plural | nihtášeimmet | nihtáleimmet | nihtežit nihtežat |
| 2nd plural | nihtášeiddet | nihtáleiddet | nihtežēhpet |
| 3rd plural | nihtáše nihtášedje | nihtále nihtáledje | nihtežit |
| connegative | nihtáše | nihtále | nihteš |
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