Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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šnjivvat

  1. to fizz, to sizzle
  2. to crackle

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vv-v gradation
infinitive šnjivvat
1st sing. present šnjivan
1st sing. past šnjivven
infinitive šnjivvat action noun šnjivvan
present participle šnjivˈvi action inessive šnjivvamin
šnjivvame
past participle šnjivvan action elative šnjivvamis
agent participle action comitative šnjivvamiin
abessive šnjivakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular šnjivan šnjivven šnjivvon
2nd singular šnjivat šnjivvet šnjiva
3rd singular šnjivvá šnjivai šnjivvos
1st dual šnjivve šnjivaime šnjivˈvu
2nd dual šnjivvabeahtti šnjivaide šnjivˈvi
3rd dual šnjivvaba šnjivaiga šnjivvoska
1st plural šnjivvat šnjivaimet šnjivvot
šnjivˈvut
2nd plural šnjivvabēhtet šnjivaidet šnjivvet
šnjivˈvit
3rd plural šnjivvet šnjivve šnjivvoset
connegative šnjiva šnjivvan šnjiva
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular šnjivašin
šnjivašedjen
šnjivalin
šnjivaledjen
šnjivažan
2nd singular šnjivašit
šnjivašedjet
šnjivalit
šnjivaledjet
šnjivažat
3rd singular šnjivašii šnjivalii šnjivaža
šnjivaš
1st dual šnjivašeimme šnjivaleimme šnjivažetne
2nd dual šnjivašeidde šnjivaleidde šnjivažeahppi
3rd dual šnjivašeigga šnjivaleigga šnjivažeaba
1st plural šnjivašeimmet šnjivaleimmet šnjivažit
šnjivažat
2nd plural šnjivašeiddet šnjivaleiddet šnjivažēhpet
3rd plural šnjivaše
šnjivašedje
šnjivale
šnjivaledje
šnjivažit
connegative šnjivaše šnjivale šnjivaš

Further reading

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  • 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