Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *këppëtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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gahppat

  1. to hop around, to jump around, to bounce

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hpp-hp gradation
infinitive gahppat
1st sing. present gahpan
1st sing. past gahppen
infinitive gahppat action noun gahppan
present participle gahppi action inessive gahppamin
gahppame
past participle gahppan action elative gahppamis
agent participle action comitative gahppamiin
abessive gahpakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular gahpan gahppen gahppon
2nd singular gahpat gahppet gahpa
3rd singular gahppá gahpai gahppos
1st dual gahppe gahpaime gahppu
2nd dual gahppabeahtti gahpaide gahppi
3rd dual gahppaba gahpaiga gahpposka
1st plural gahppat gahpaimet gahppot
gahpput
2nd plural gahppabēhtet gahpaidet gahppet
gahppit
3rd plural gahppet gahppe gahpposet
connegative gahpa gahppan gahpa
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular gahpašin
gahpašedjen
gahpalin
gahpaledjen
gahpažan
2nd singular gahpašit
gahpašedjet
gahpalit
gahpaledjet
gahpažat
3rd singular gahpašii gahpalii gahpaža
gahpaš
1st dual gahpašeimme gahpaleimme gahpažetne
2nd dual gahpašeidde gahpaleidde gahpažeahppi
3rd dual gahpašeigga gahpaleigga gahpažeaba
1st plural gahpašeimmet gahpaleimmet gahpažit
gahpažat
2nd plural gahpašeiddet gahpaleiddet gahpažēhpet
3rd plural gahpaše
gahpašedje
gahpale
gahpaledje
gahpažit
connegative gahpaše gahpale gahpaš

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