Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ënētēk.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

atnit

  1. to use
    Skuvla atná hui ollu dárogielat oahppogirjjiid.
    The school uses a lot of Norwegian-language textbooks.

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, tn-n gradation
infinitive atnit
1st sing. present anán
1st sing. past atnen
infinitive atnit action noun atnin
present participle adni action inessive atnimin
atnime
past participle atnán action elative atnimis
agent participle action comitative atnimiin
abessive anẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular anán atnen atnon
2nd singular anát atnet anẹ
3rd singular atná anii atnos
1st dual atne aniime adnu
2nd dual atnibeahtti aniide adni
3rd dual atniba aniiga atnoska
1st plural atnit aniimet atnot
adnut
2nd plural atnibēhtet aniidet atnet
adnit
3rd plural atnet atne atnoset
connegative anẹ atnán anẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular anášin
anášedjen
análin
análedjen
anežan
2nd singular anášit
anášedjet
análit
análedjet
anežat
3rd singular anášii análii aneža
aneš
1st dual anášeimme análeimme anežetne
2nd dual anášeidde análeidde anežeahppi
3rd dual anášeigga análeigga anežeaba
1st plural anášeimmet análeimmet anežit
anežat
2nd plural anášeiddet análeiddet anežēhpet
3rd plural anáše
anášedje
anále
análedje
anežit
connegative anáše anále aneš

Derived terms edit

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