nohkkat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *nokkëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnohːkah(t)/
Verb
nohkkat
- to fall asleep
- to lie down (to sleep)
Inflection
| Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nohkkat | ||
| 1st sing. present | nohkan | ||
| 1st sing. past | nohkken | ||
| infinitive | nohkkat | action noun | nohkkan |
| present participle | nohkki | action inessive | nohkkamin nohkkame |
| past participle | nohkkan | action elative | nohkkamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | nohkkamiin |
| abessive | nohkakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | nohkan | nohkken | nohkkon |
| 2nd singular | nohkat | nohkket | nohka |
| 3rd singular | nohkká | nohkai | nohkkos |
| 1st dual | nohkke | nohkaime | nohkku |
| 2nd dual | nohkkabeahtti | nohkaide | nohkki |
| 3rd dual | nohkkaba | nohkaiga | nohkkoska |
| 1st plural | nohkkat | nohkaimet | nohkkot nohkkut |
| 2nd plural | nohkkabēhtet | nohkaidet | nohkket nohkkit |
| 3rd plural | nohkket | nohkke | nohkkoset |
| connegative | nohka | nohkkan | nohka |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | nohkašin nohkašedjen |
nohkalin nohkaledjen |
nohkažan |
| 2nd singular | nohkašit nohkašedjet |
nohkalit nohkaledjet |
nohkažat |
| 3rd singular | nohkašii | nohkalii | nohkaža nohkaš |
| 1st dual | nohkašeimme | nohkaleimme | nohkažetne |
| 2nd dual | nohkašeidde | nohkaleidde | nohkažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | nohkašeigga | nohkaleigga | nohkažeaba |
| 1st plural | nohkašeimmet | nohkaleimmet | nohkažit nohkažat |
| 2nd plural | nohkašeiddet | nohkaleiddet | nohkažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | nohkaše nohkašedje |
nohkale nohkaledje |
nohkažit |
| connegative | nohkaše | nohkale | nohkaš |
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