bivvat
See also: bivvát
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *pivëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpivvah(t)/
Verb
bivvat
- to stay warm, to bear the cold
Inflection
| Even a-stem, vv-v gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bivvat | ||
| 1st sing. present | bivan | ||
| 1st sing. past | bivven | ||
| infinitive | bivvat | action noun | bivvan |
| present participle | bivˈvi | action inessive | bivvamin bivvame |
| past participle | bivvan | action elative | bivvamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | bivvamiin |
| abessive | bivakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | bivan | bivven | bivvon |
| 2nd singular | bivat | bivvet | biva |
| 3rd singular | bivvá | bivai | bivvos |
| 1st dual | bivve | bivaime | bivˈvu |
| 2nd dual | bivvabeahtti | bivaide | bivˈvi |
| 3rd dual | bivvaba | bivaiga | bivvoska |
| 1st plural | bivvat | bivaimet | bivvot bivˈvut |
| 2nd plural | bivvabēhtet | bivaidet | bivvet bivˈvit |
| 3rd plural | bivvet | bivve | bivvoset |
| connegative | biva | bivvan | biva |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | bivašin bivašedjen | bivalin bivaledjen | bivažan |
| 2nd singular | bivašit bivašedjet | bivalit bivaledjet | bivažat |
| 3rd singular | bivašii | bivalii | bivaža bivaš |
| 1st dual | bivašeimme | bivaleimme | bivažetne |
| 2nd dual | bivašeidde | bivaleidde | bivažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | bivašeigga | bivaleigga | bivažeaba |
| 1st plural | bivašeimmet | bivaleimmet | bivažit bivažat |
| 2nd plural | bivašeiddet | bivaleiddet | bivažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | bivaše bivašedje | bivale bivaledje | bivažit |
| connegative | bivaše | bivale | bivaš |
Derived terms
- bivˈvát
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