skutnjat
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Verb
skutnjat
- to giggle, to snigger
Inflection
| Even a-stem, tnj-nj gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skutnjat | ||
| 1st sing. present | skunjan | ||
| 1st sing. past | skutnjen | ||
| infinitive | skutnjat | action noun | skutnjan |
| present participle | skudnji | action inessive | skutnjamin skutnjame |
| past participle | skutnjan | action elative | skutnjamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | skutnjamiin |
| abessive | skunjakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | skunjan | skutnjen | skutnjon |
| 2nd singular | skunjat | skutnjet | skunja |
| 3rd singular | skutnjá | skunjai | skutnjos |
| 1st dual | skutnje | skunjaime | skudnju |
| 2nd dual | skutnjabeahtti | skunjaide | skudnji |
| 3rd dual | skutnjaba | skunjaiga | skutnjoska |
| 1st plural | skutnjat | skunjaimet | skutnjot skudnjut |
| 2nd plural | skutnjabēhtet | skunjaidet | skutnjet skudnjit |
| 3rd plural | skutnjet | skutnje | skutnjoset |
| connegative | skunja | skutnjan | skunja |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | skunjašin skunjašedjen | skunjalin skunjaledjen | skunjažan |
| 2nd singular | skunjašit skunjašedjet | skunjalit skunjaledjet | skunjažat |
| 3rd singular | skunjašii | skunjalii | skunjaža skunjaš |
| 1st dual | skunjašeimme | skunjaleimme | skunjažetne |
| 2nd dual | skunjašeidde | skunjaleidde | skunjažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | skunjašeigga | skunjaleigga | skunjažeaba |
| 1st plural | skunjašeimmet | skunjaleimmet | skunjažit skunjažat |
| 2nd plural | skunjašeiddet | skunjaleiddet | skunjažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | skunjaše skunjašedje | skunjale skunjaledje | skunjažit |
| connegative | skunjaše | skunjale | skunjaš |
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