Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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guhkkat

  1. to cuckoo

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation
infinitive guhkkat
1st sing. present guhkan
1st sing. past guhkken
infinitive guhkkat action noun guhkkan
present participle guhkki action inessive guhkkamin
guhkkame
past participle guhkkan action elative guhkkamis
agent participle action comitative guhkkamiin
abessive guhkakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular guhkan guhkken guhkkon
2nd singular guhkat guhkket guhka
3rd singular guhkká guhkai guhkkos
1st dual guhkke guhkaime guhkku
2nd dual guhkkabeahtti guhkaide guhkki
3rd dual guhkkaba guhkaiga guhkkoska
1st plural guhkkat guhkaimet guhkkot
guhkkut
2nd plural guhkkabēhtet guhkaidet guhkket
guhkkit
3rd plural guhkket guhkke guhkkoset
connegative guhka guhkkan guhka
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular guhkašin
guhkašedjen
guhkalin
guhkaledjen
guhkažan
2nd singular guhkašit
guhkašedjet
guhkalit
guhkaledjet
guhkažat
3rd singular guhkašii guhkalii guhkaža
guhkaš
1st dual guhkašeimme guhkaleimme guhkažetne
2nd dual guhkašeidde guhkaleidde guhkažeahppi
3rd dual guhkašeigga guhkaleigga guhkažeaba
1st plural guhkašeimmet guhkaleimmet guhkažit
guhkažat
2nd plural guhkašeiddet guhkaleiddet guhkažēhpet
3rd plural guhkaše
guhkašedje
guhkale
guhkaledje
guhkažit
connegative guhkaše guhkale guhkaš

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