šnjivvat
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Verb
šnjivvat
- to fizz, to sizzle
- to crackle
Inflection
| Even a-stem, vv-v gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | šnjivvat | ||
| 1st sing. present | šnjivan | ||
| 1st sing. past | šnjivven | ||
| infinitive | šnjivvat | action noun | šnjivvan |
| present participle | šnjivˈvi | action inessive | šnjivvamin šnjivvame |
| past participle | šnjivvan | action elative | šnjivvamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | šnjivvamiin |
| abessive | šnjivakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | šnjivan | šnjivven | šnjivvon |
| 2nd singular | šnjivat | šnjivvet | šnjiva |
| 3rd singular | šnjivvá | šnjivai | šnjivvos |
| 1st dual | šnjivve | šnjivaime | šnjivˈvu |
| 2nd dual | šnjivvabeahtti | šnjivaide | šnjivˈvi |
| 3rd dual | šnjivvaba | šnjivaiga | šnjivvoska |
| 1st plural | šnjivvat | šnjivaimet | šnjivvot šnjivˈvut |
| 2nd plural | šnjivvabēhtet | šnjivaidet | šnjivvet šnjivˈvit |
| 3rd plural | šnjivvet | šnjivve | šnjivvoset |
| connegative | šnjiva | šnjivvan | šnjiva |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | šnjivašin šnjivašedjen | šnjivalin šnjivaledjen | šnjivažan |
| 2nd singular | šnjivašit šnjivašedjet | šnjivalit šnjivaledjet | šnjivažat |
| 3rd singular | šnjivašii | šnjivalii | šnjivaža šnjivaš |
| 1st dual | šnjivašeimme | šnjivaleimme | šnjivažetne |
| 2nd dual | šnjivašeidde | šnjivaleidde | šnjivažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | šnjivašeigga | šnjivaleigga | šnjivažeaba |
| 1st plural | šnjivašeimmet | šnjivaleimmet | šnjivažit šnjivažat |
| 2nd plural | šnjivašeiddet | šnjivaleiddet | šnjivažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | šnjivaše šnjivašedje | šnjivale šnjivaledje | šnjivažit |
| connegative | šnjivaše | šnjivale | šnjivaš |
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