Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From amas +‎ -stit.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

amastit

  1. to be shy of

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
infinitive amastit
1st sing. present amastan
1st sing. past amastin
amastedjen
infinitive amastit action noun amasteapmi
present participle amasteaddji action inessive amasteamen
amasteame
past participle amastan action elative amasteamis
agent participle action comitative amastēmiin
abessive amaskeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular amastan amastin
amastedjen
amastēhkon
2nd singular amastat amastit
amastedjet
amas
3rd singular amasta amastii amastēhkos
amastus
1st dual amastetne amasteimme amasteadnu
2nd dual amasteahppi amasteidde amasteahkki
3rd dual amasteaba amasteigga amastēhkoska
1st plural amastit
amastat
amasteimmet amastēhkot
amasteatnot
2nd plural amastēhpet amasteiddet amastēhket
3rd plural amastit amaste
amastedje
amastēhkoset
connegative amas amastan amas
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular amastivččen amasteaččan
2nd singular amastivččet amasteaččat
3rd singular amastivččii amasteš
amasteaš
amasteažžá
1st dual amastivččiime amastežže
2nd dual amastivččiide amasteažžabeahtti
3rd dual amastivččiiga amasteažžaba
1st plural amastivččiimet amasteažžat
2nd plural amastivččiidet amasteažžabehtet
3rd plural amastivčče amastežžet
connegative amastivčče amasteš
amasteaš
amasteačča

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