Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *-ččëtēk.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈ-ʃih(t)/

Suffix edit

-šit

  1. Forms verbs from adjectives indicating an opinion or consideration.
    fasti (ugly) + ‎-šit → ‎fasttášit (to consider ugly)
    idja (night) + ‎-šit → ‎ijašit (to think it's night)

Usage notes edit

  • This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
infinitive -šit
1st sing. present -šan
1st sing. past -šin
-šedjen
infinitive -šit action noun -šeapmi
present participle -šeaddji action inessive -šeamen
-šeame
past participle -šan action elative -šeamis
agent participle action comitative -šēmiin
abessive -škeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -šan -šin
-šedjen
-šēhkon
2nd singular -šat -šit
-šedjet
3rd singular -ša -šii -šēhkos
-šus
1st dual -šetne -šeimme -šeadnu
2nd dual -šeahppi -šeidde -šeahkki
3rd dual -šeaba -šeigga -šēhkoska
1st plural -šit
-šat
-šeimmet -šēhkot
-šeatnot
2nd plural -šēhpet -šeiddet -šēhket
3rd plural -šit -še
-šedje
-šēhkoset
connegative -šan
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -šivččen -šeaččan
2nd singular -šivččet -šeaččat
3rd singular -šivččii -šeš
-šeaš
-šeažžá
1st dual -šivččiime -šežže
2nd dual -šivččiide -šeažžabeahtti
3rd dual -šivččiiga -šeažžaba
1st plural -šivččiimet -šeažžat
2nd plural -šivččiidet -šeažžabehtet
3rd plural -šivčče -šežžet
connegative -šivčče -šeš
-šeaš
-šeačča

Derived terms edit