čatnat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *čënëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃatnah(t)/
Verb
čatnat
- to tie
- to bind
- to connect, to link
Inflection
| Even a-stem, tn-n gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | čatnat | ||
| 1st sing. present | čanan | ||
| 1st sing. past | čatnen | ||
| infinitive | čatnat | action noun | čatnan |
| present participle | čadni | action inessive | čatnamin čatname |
| past participle | čatnan | action elative | čatnamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | čatnamiin |
| abessive | čanakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | čanan | čatnen | čatnon |
| 2nd singular | čanat | čatnet | čana |
| 3rd singular | čatná | čanai | čatnos |
| 1st dual | čatne | čanaime | čadnu |
| 2nd dual | čatnabeahtti | čanaide | čadni |
| 3rd dual | čatnaba | čanaiga | čatnoska |
| 1st plural | čatnat | čanaimet | čatnot čadnut |
| 2nd plural | čatnabēhtet | čanaidet | čatnet čadnit |
| 3rd plural | čatnet | čatne | čatnoset |
| connegative | čana | čatnan | čana |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | čanašin čanašedjen | čanalin čanaledjen | čanažan |
| 2nd singular | čanašit čanašedjet | čanalit čanaledjet | čanažat |
| 3rd singular | čanašii | čanalii | čanaža čanaš |
| 1st dual | čanašeimme | čanaleimme | čanažetne |
| 2nd dual | čanašeidde | čanaleidde | čanažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | čanašeigga | čanaleigga | čanažeaba |
| 1st plural | čanašeimmet | čanaleimmet | čanažit čanažat |
| 2nd plural | čanašeiddet | čanaleiddet | čanažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | čanaše čanašedje | čanale čanaledje | čanažit |
| connegative | čanaše | čanale | čanaš |
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