Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *čuoppëtēk.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuo̯hːpah(t)/

Verb edit

čuohppat

  1. to cut
  2. to hew, to chop
  3. to split, to divide
  4. (surgery) to operate

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
infinitive čuohppat
1st sing. present čuohpan
1st sing. past čūhppen
infinitive čuohppat action noun čuohppan
present participle čuohppi action inessive čuohppamin
čuohppame
past participle čuohppan action elative čuohppamis
agent participle action comitative čuohppamiin
abessive čuohpakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular čuohpan čūhppen čūhppon
2nd singular čuohpat čūhppet čuohpa
3rd singular čuohppá čuohpai čūhppos
1st dual čūhppe čuohpaime čuohppu
2nd dual čuohppabeahtti čuohpaide čuohppi
3rd dual čuohppaba čuohpaiga čūhpposka
1st plural čuohppat čuohpaimet čūhppot
čuohpput
2nd plural čuohppabēhtet čuohpaidet čūhppet
čuohppit
3rd plural čūhppet čūhppe čūhpposet
connegative čuohpa čuohppan čuohpa
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular čuohpašin
čuohpašedjen
čuohpalin
čuohpaledjen
čuohpažan
2nd singular čuohpašit
čuohpašedjet
čuohpalit
čuohpaledjet
čuohpažat
3rd singular čuohpašii čuohpalii čuohpaža
čuohpaš
1st dual čuohpašeimme čuohpaleimme čuohpažetne
2nd dual čuohpašeidde čuohpaleidde čuohpažeahppi
3rd dual čuohpašeigga čuohpaleigga čuohpažeaba
1st plural čuohpašeimmet čuohpaleimmet čuohpažit
čuohpažat
2nd plural čuohpašeiddet čuohpaleiddet čuohpažēhpet
3rd plural čuohpaše
čuohpašedje
čuohpale
čuohpaledje
čuohpažit
connegative čuohpaše čuohpale čuohpaš

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