Inari Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ruopëtēk.

Verb edit

ruoppâđ

  1. to scratch (with nails)

Inflection edit

Even â-stem, p-v gradation
infinitive ruoppâđ
1st sing. present ruovâm
1st sing. past ruoppim
infinitive ruoppâđ
present participle ryepˈpee
past participle ruoppâm
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular ruovâm ruoppim
2nd singular ruovah ruoppih ruovâ
3rd singular ruápá ruovâi ruávus
1st dual ryepˈpeen ruováim ruápˈpoon
2nd dual ruoˈpâvettee ruováid ryepˈpee
3rd dual ruoppâv ruováin ruáppus
1st plural ruoppâp ruovâim ruáppup
2nd plural ruoˈpâvetteđ ruovâid ruoppâđ
3rd plural ryepih ruopˈpii ruáppus
connegative ruovâ ruoppâm ruovâ
conditional potential
1st singular ruoˈvâččim ryepˈpeem
2nd singular ruoˈvâččih ryepˈpeeh
3rd singular ruoˈvâččij ruovâš
1st dual ruoˈvâččáim ruoˈvâžeen
2nd dual ruoˈvâččáid ruovâšvettee
3rd dual ruoˈvâččáin ruoˈvâžává
1st plural ruoˈvâččijm ruoˈvâžep
2nd plural ruoˈvâččijd ruovâšvetteđ
3rd plural ruoˈvâččii ruoˈvâžeh
connegative ruoˈvâččii ruovii

Further reading edit

  • 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