-át
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *-ājëtēk.
Suffix
-át
- Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.
- buollit (“to burn”) + -át → buolˈlát (“to catch fire”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Contracted á-stem, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -át | ||
| 1st sing. present | -án | ||
| 1st sing. past | -ájin | ||
| infinitive | -át | action noun | -án |
| present participle | -ájeaddji | action inessive | -ámin -áme |
| past participle | -án | action elative | -ámis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -ámiin |
| abessive | -ákeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -án | -ájin | -ájēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -át | -ájit | -á |
| 3rd singular | -á | -ái | -ájēhkos |
| 1st dual | -ájetne | -áime | -ájeadnu -ájeahkku |
| 2nd dual | -ábeahtti | -áide | -ájeahkki |
| 3rd dual | -ába | -áiga | -ájēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -át | -áimet | -ájētnot -ájēhkot -ájeahkkot -ájeadnot |
| 2nd plural | -ábēhtet | -áidet | -ájēhket |
| 3rd plural | -ájit | -ájedje | -ájēhkoset |
| connegative | -á | -án | -á |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -ášin -ášedjen | -álin -áledjen | -ážan |
| 2nd singular | -ášit -ášedjet | -álit -áledjet | -ážat |
| 3rd singular | -ášii | -álii | -áža -áš |
| 1st dual | -ášeimme | -áleimme | -ážetne |
| 2nd dual | -ášeidde | -áleidde | -ážeahppi |
| 3rd dual | -ášeigga | -áleigga | -ážeaba |
| 1st plural | -ášeimmet | -áleimmet | -ážit -ážat |
| 2nd plural | -ášeiddet | -áleiddet | -ážēhpet |
| 3rd plural | -áše -ášedje | -ále -áledje | -ážit |
| connegative | -áše | -ále | -áš |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1t_(inchoative)' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -át (inchoative)'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -át (inchoative)</a>
Etymology 2
From Proto-Samic *-āšëtēk.
Suffix
-át
- Forms verbs from verbs indicating sitting, standing or lying in a certain way.
- Forms verbs from adjectives indicating looking a certain way.
- čáhppat (“black”) + -át → čáhppát (“to look black”)
- ruoksat (“red”) + -át → ruoksát (“to look red”)
Usage notes
This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Contracted á-stem, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -át | ||
| 1st sing. present | -án | ||
| 1st sing. past | -ájin | ||
| infinitive | -át | action noun | -án |
| present participle | -ájeaddji | action inessive | -ámin -áme |
| past participle | -án | action elative | -ámis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -ámiin |
| abessive | -ákeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -án | -ájin | -ájēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -át | -ájit | -á |
| 3rd singular | -á | -ái | -ájēhkos |
| 1st dual | -ájetne | -áime | -ájeadnu -ájeahkku |
| 2nd dual | -ábeahtti | -áide | -ájeahkki |
| 3rd dual | -ába | -áiga | -ájēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -át | -áimet | -ájētnot -ájēhkot -ájeahkkot -ájeadnot |
| 2nd plural | -ábēhtet | -áidet | -ájēhket |
| 3rd plural | -ájit | -ájedje | -ájēhkoset |
| connegative | -á | -án | -á |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -ášin -ášedjen | -álin -áledjen | -ážan |
| 2nd singular | -ášit -ášedjet | -álit -áledjet | -ážat |
| 3rd singular | -ášii | -álii | -áža -áš |
| 1st dual | -ášeimme | -áleimme | -ážetne |
| 2nd dual | -ášeidde | -áleidde | -ážeahppi |
| 3rd dual | -ášeigga | -áleigga | -ážeaba |
| 1st plural | -ášeimmet | -áleimmet | -ážit -ážat |
| 2nd plural | -ášeiddet | -áleiddet | -ážēhpet |
| 3rd plural | -áše -ášedje | -ále -áledje | -ážit |
| connegative | -áše | -ále | -áš |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1t' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -át'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -át</a>