gahkit

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkahkiːh(t)/

Verb

gahkit

1. to gnaw

Inflection

Even i-stem, hk-g gradation
infinitive	gahkit
1st sing. present	gagán
1st sing. past	gahken
infinitive	gahkit	action noun	gahkin
present participle	gahkki	action inessive	gahkimin gahkime
past participle	gahkán	action elative	gahkimis
agent participle	—	action comitative	gahkimiin
		abessive	gagẹkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	gagán	gahken	gahkon
2nd singular	gagát	gahket	gagẹ
3rd singular	gahká	gagii	gahkos
1st dual	gahke	gagiime	gahkku
2nd dual	gahkibeahtti	gagiide	gahkki
3rd dual	gahkiba	gagiiga	gahkoska
1st plural	gahkit	gagiimet	gahkot gahkkut
2nd plural	gahkibēhtet	gagiidet	gahket gahkkit
3rd plural	gahket	gahke	gahkoset
connegative	gagẹ	gahkán	gagẹ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	gagášin gagášedjen	gagálin gagáledjen	gagežan
2nd singular	gagášit gagášedjet	gagálit gagáledjet	gagežat
3rd singular	gagášii	gagálii	gageža gageš
1st dual	gagášeimme	gagáleimme	gagežetne
2nd dual	gagášeidde	gagáleidde	gagežeahppi
3rd dual	gagášeigga	gagáleigga	gagežeaba
1st plural	gagášeimmet	gagáleimmet	gagežit gagežat
2nd plural	gagášeiddet	gagáleiddet	gagežēhpet
3rd plural	gagáše gagášedje	gagále gagáledje	gagežit
connegative	gagáše	gagále	gageš

Further reading

• 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