-njaddit
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Suffix
-njaddit
- Forms verbs indicating what something tastes like.
- guolli (“fish”) + -njaddit → guollẹnjaddit (“to taste like fish”)
- njuoskkas (“raw”) + -njaddit → njuoskanjaddit (“to taste raw”)
Usage notes
The suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable. When formed with an adjective, the adjective is placed in the attributive form.
Inflection
| Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -njaddit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -njattán | ||
| 1st sing. past | -njadden | ||
| infinitive | -njaddit | action noun | -njaddin |
| present participle | -njaddi | action inessive | -njaddimin -njaddime |
| past participle | -njaddán | action elative | -njaddimis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -njaddimiin |
| abessive | -njattẹkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -njattán | -njadden | -njaddon |
| 2nd singular | -njattát | -njaddet | -njattẹ |
| 3rd singular | -njaddá | -njattii | -njaddos |
| 1st dual | -njadde | -njattiime | -njaddu |
| 2nd dual | -njaddibeahtti | -njattiide | -njaddi |
| 3rd dual | -njaddiba | -njattiiga | -njaddoska |
| 1st plural | -njaddit | -njattiimet | -njaddot -njaddut |
| 2nd plural | -njaddibēhtet | -njattiidet | -njaddet -njaddit |
| 3rd plural | -njaddet | -njadde | -njaddoset |
| connegative | -njattẹ | -njaddán | -njattẹ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -njattášin -njattášedjen | -njattálin -njattáledjen | -njattežan |
| 2nd singular | -njattášit -njattášedjet | -njattálit -njattáledjet | -njattežat |
| 3rd singular | -njattášii | -njattálii | -njatteža -njatteš |
| 1st dual | -njattášeimme | -njattáleimme | -njattežetne |
| 2nd dual | -njattášeidde | -njattáleidde | -njattežeahppi |
| 3rd dual | -njattášeigga | -njattáleigga | -njattežeaba |
| 1st plural | -njattášeimmet | -njattáleimmet | -njattežit -njattežat |
| 2nd plural | -njattášeiddet | -njattáleiddet | -njattežēhpet |
| 3rd plural | -njattáše -njattášedje | -njattále -njattáledje | -njattežit |
| connegative | -njattáše | -njattále | -njatteš |
Derived terms
Category Northern Sami terms suffixed with -njaddit not found
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