Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *tëppëtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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dahppat

  1. to close, to shut

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
infinitive dahppat
1st sing. present dahpan
1st sing. past dahppen
infinitive dahppat action noun dahppan
present participle dahppi action inessive dahppamin
dahppame
past participle dahppan action elative dahppamis
agent participle action comitative dahppamiin
abessive dahpakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular dahpan dahppen dahppon
2nd singular dahpat dahppet dahpa
3rd singular dahppá dahpai dahppos
1st dual dahppe dahpaime dahppu
2nd dual dahppabeahtti dahpaide dahppi
3rd dual dahppaba dahpaiga dahpposka
1st plural dahppat dahpaimet dahppot
dahpput
2nd plural dahppabēhtet dahpaidet dahppet
dahppit
3rd plural dahppet dahppe dahpposet
connegative dahpa dahppan dahpa
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular dahpašin
dahpašedjen
dahpalin
dahpaledjen
dahpažan
2nd singular dahpašit
dahpašedjet
dahpalit
dahpaledjet
dahpažat
3rd singular dahpašii dahpalii dahpaža
dahpaš
1st dual dahpašeimme dahpaleimme dahpažetne
2nd dual dahpašeidde dahpaleidde dahpažeahppi
3rd dual dahpašeigga dahpaleigga dahpažeaba
1st plural dahpašeimmet dahpaleimmet dahpažit
dahpažat
2nd plural dahpašeiddet dahpaleiddet dahpažēhpet
3rd plural dahpaše
dahpašedje
dahpale
dahpaledje
dahpažit
connegative dahpaše dahpale dahpaš

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