govdut

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kopδōtēk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkovːtuːh(t)/

Verb

govdut

1. to float

Inflection

Even u-stem, vd-vdd gradation
infinitive	govdut
1st sing. present	govddun
1st sing. past	govdon
infinitive	govdut	action noun	govdun
present participle	govdu	action inessive	govdumin govdume
past participle	govdon	action elative	govdumis
agent participle	—	action comitative	govdumiin
		abessive	govddọkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	govddun	govdon	govdon
2nd singular	govddut	govdot	govddọ
3rd singular	govdu	govddūi	govdos
1st dual	govdo	govddūime	govdu
2nd dual	govdubeahtti	govddūide	govdu
3rd dual	govduba	govddūiga	govdoska
1st plural	govdut	govddūimet	govdot govdut
2nd plural	govdubēhtet	govddūidet	govdot govdut
3rd plural	govdot	govdo	govdoset
connegative	govddọ	govdon	govddọ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	govddošin govddošedjen	govddolin govddoledjen	govddožan
2nd singular	govddošit govddošedjet	govddolit govddoledjet	govddožat
3rd singular	govddošii	govddolii	govddoža govddoš
1st dual	govddošeimme	govddoleimme	govddožetne
2nd dual	govddošeidde	govddoleidde	govddožeahppi
3rd dual	govddošeigga	govddoleigga	govddožeaba
1st plural	govddošeimmet	govddoleimmet	govddožit govddožat
2nd plural	govddošeiddet	govddoleiddet	govddožēhpet
3rd plural	govddoše govddošedje	govddole govddoledje	govddožit
connegative	govddoše	govddole	govddoš

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