Southern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *kierëstētēk.

Verb edit

gïerestidh

  1. to ski downhill

Inflection edit

Odd
infinitive gïerestidh
1st sing. present gïerestem
1st sing. past gïerestim
infinitive gïerestidh
past participle gïerestamme
connegative gïeresth
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular gïerestem gïerestim
2nd singular gïeresth gïerestih gïeresth
3rd singular gïereste gïeresti
1st dual gïerestien gïerestimen
2nd dual gïerestidien gïerestiden gïerestidien
3rd dual gïerestægan gïerestigan
1st plural gïerestibie gïerestimh
2nd plural gïerestidie gïerestidh gïerestidie
3rd plural gïerestieh gïerestin

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