njiimmâd
Skolt Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ńëmëtēk.
Verb
njiimmâd
- to suck
Inflection
| Even â-stem, mm-m gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | njiimmâd | ||
| 1st sing. present | njiimam | ||
| 1st sing. past | njiʹmmem | ||
| infinitive | njiimmâd | ||
| present participle | njiimmi | ||
| past participle | njiimmâm | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | njiimam | njiʹmmem | — |
| 2nd singular | njiimak | njiʹmmiǩ | njiim |
| 3rd singular | njeemm | njiimi | njeemas |
| 1st plural | njiimmâp | njiimim | njiimmâp |
| 2nd plural | njiimmveʹted | njiimid | njiimmâd |
| 3rd plural | njeʹmme | njiʹmme | njemmaz |
| 4th person | njiimât | njiʹmmeš | — |
| connegative | njiim | njiimmâm | njiim |
| conditional | potential | ||
| 1st singular | njiimčem | njiimžem | |
| 2nd singular | njiimčiǩ | njiimžiǩ | |
| 3rd singular | njiimči | njiimâž | |
| 1st plural | njiimčim | njiimžep | |
| 2nd plural | njiimčid | njiimžid | |
| 3rd plural | njiimče | njiimže | |
| 4th person | njiimčeš | njiimžet | |
| connegative | njiimče | njiimže | |
Derived terms
- njâmmjed
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