holvut
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *(h)olvōtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈholːvuːh(t)/
Verb
holvut
- to howl
Inflection
| Even u-stem, lv-lvv gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | holvut | ||
| 1st sing. present | holvvun | ||
| 1st sing. past | holvon | ||
| infinitive | holvut | action noun | holvun |
| present participle | holvu | action inessive | holvumin holvume |
| past participle | holvon | action elative | holvumis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | holvumiin |
| abessive | holvvọkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | holvvun | holvon | holvon |
| 2nd singular | holvvut | holvot | holvvọ |
| 3rd singular | holvu | holvvūi | holvos |
| 1st dual | holvo | holvvūime | holvu |
| 2nd dual | holvubeahtti | holvvūide | holvu |
| 3rd dual | holvuba | holvvūiga | holvoska |
| 1st plural | holvut | holvvūimet | holvot holvut |
| 2nd plural | holvubēhtet | holvvūidet | holvot holvut |
| 3rd plural | holvot | holvo | holvoset |
| connegative | holvvọ | holvon | holvvọ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | holvvošin holvvošedjen |
holvvolin holvvoledjen |
holvvožan |
| 2nd singular | holvvošit holvvošedjet |
holvvolit holvvoledjet |
holvvožat |
| 3rd singular | holvvošii | holvvolii | holvvoža holvvoš |
| 1st dual | holvvošeimme | holvvoleimme | holvvožetne |
| 2nd dual | holvvošeidde | holvvoleidde | holvvožeahppi |
| 3rd dual | holvvošeigga | holvvoleigga | holvvožeaba |
| 1st plural | holvvošeimmet | holvvoleimmet | holvvožit holvvožat |
| 2nd plural | holvvošeiddet | holvvoleiddet | holvvožēhpet |
| 3rd plural | holvvoše holvvošedje |
holvvole holvvoledje |
holvvožit |
| connegative | holvvoše | holvvole | holvvoš |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland