Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From bassit +‎ -stit.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

basastit

  1. to wash briskly
  2. to wash a little

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
infinitive basastit
1st sing. present basastan
1st sing. past basastin
basastedjen
infinitive basastit action noun basasteapmi
present participle basasteaddji action inessive basasteamen
basasteame
past participle basastan action elative basasteamis
agent participle action comitative basastēmiin
abessive basaskeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular basastan basastin
basastedjen
basastēhkon
2nd singular basastat basastit
basastedjet
basas
3rd singular basasta basastii basastēhkos
basastus
1st dual basastetne basasteimme basasteadnu
2nd dual basasteahppi basasteidde basasteahkki
3rd dual basasteaba basasteigga basastēhkoska
1st plural basastit
basastat
basasteimmet basastēhkot
basasteatnot
2nd plural basastēhpet basasteiddet basastēhket
3rd plural basastit basaste
basastedje
basastēhkoset
connegative basas basastan basas
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular basastivččen basasteaččan
2nd singular basastivččet basasteaččat
3rd singular basastivččii basasteš
basasteaš
basasteažžá
1st dual basastivččiime basastežže
2nd dual basastivččiide basasteažžabeahtti
3rd dual basastivččiiga basasteažžaba
1st plural basastivččiimet basasteažžat
2nd plural basastivččiidet basasteažžabehtet
3rd plural basastivčče basastežžet
connegative basastivčče basasteš
basasteaš
basasteačča

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