áicat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ājccëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːjːt͡sah(t)/
Verb
áicat
- to watch, to observe
- to discover
Inflection
| Even a-stem, ic-icc gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | áicat | ||
| 1st sing. present | áiccan | ||
| 1st sing. past | áicen | ||
| infinitive | áicat | action noun | áican |
| present participle | áici | action inessive | áicamin áicame |
| past participle | áican | action elative | áicamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | áicamiin |
| abessive | áiccakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | áiccan | áicen | áicon |
| 2nd singular | áiccat | áicet | áicca |
| 3rd singular | áicá | áiccai | áicos |
| 1st dual | áice | áiccaime | áicu |
| 2nd dual | áicabeahtti | áiccaide | áici |
| 3rd dual | áicaba | áiccaiga | áicoska |
| 1st plural | áicat | áiccaimet | áicot áicut |
| 2nd plural | áicabēhtet | áiccaidet | áicet áicit |
| 3rd plural | áicet | áice | áicoset |
| connegative | áicca | áican | áicca |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | áiccašin áiccašedjen | áiccalin áiccaledjen | áiccažan |
| 2nd singular | áiccašit áiccašedjet | áiccalit áiccaledjet | áiccažat |
| 3rd singular | áiccašii | áiccalii | áiccaža áiccaš |
| 1st dual | áiccašeimme | áiccaleimme | áiccažetne |
| 2nd dual | áiccašeidde | áiccaleidde | áiccažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | áiccašeigga | áiccaleigga | áiccažeaba |
| 1st plural | áiccašeimmet | áiccaleimmet | áiccažit áiccažat |
| 2nd plural | áiccašeiddet | áiccaleiddet | áiccažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | áiccaše áiccašedje | áiccale áiccaledje | áiccažit |
| connegative | áiccaše | áiccale | áiccaš |
Derived terms
- áiccastit
- áices
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