Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *tuvtētēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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duvdit

  1. to support

Inflection

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Even i-stem, vd-vdd gradation
infinitive duvdit
1st sing. present duvddán
1st sing. past duvden
infinitive duvdit action noun duvdin
present participle duvdi action inessive duvdimin
duvdime
past participle duvdán action elative duvdimis
agent participle action comitative duvdimiin
abessive duvddẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular duvddán duvden duvdon
2nd singular duvddát duvdet duvddẹ
3rd singular duvdá duvddii duvdos
1st dual duvde duvddiime duvdu
2nd dual duvdibeahtti duvddiide duvdi
3rd dual duvdiba duvddiiga duvdoska
1st plural duvdit duvddiimet duvdot
duvdut
2nd plural duvdibēhtet duvddiidet duvdet
duvdit
3rd plural duvdet duvde duvdoset
connegative duvddẹ duvdán duvddẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular duvddášin
duvddášedjen
duvddálin
duvddáledjen
duvddežan
2nd singular duvddášit
duvddášedjet
duvddálit
duvddáledjet
duvddežat
3rd singular duvddášii duvddálii duvddeža
duvddeš
1st dual duvddášeimme duvddáleimme duvddežetne
2nd dual duvddášeidde duvddáleidde duvddežeahppi
3rd dual duvddášeigga duvddáleigga duvddežeaba
1st plural duvddášeimmet duvddáleimmet duvddežit
duvddežat
2nd plural duvddášeiddet duvddáleiddet duvddežēhpet
3rd plural duvddáše
duvddášedje
duvddále
duvddáledje
duvddežit
connegative duvddáše duvddále duvddeš

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