imperatiiva

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈimːpeˌratʰijva/

Noun

imperatiiva

1. (grammar) imperative mood

Inflection

Even a-stem, iv-ivv gradation
Nominative	imperatiiva
Genitive	imperatiivva
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	imperatiiva	imperatiivvat
Accusative	imperatiivva	imperatiivvaid
Genitive	imperatiivva	imperatiivvaid
Illative	imperatiivii	imperatiivvaide
Locative	imperatiivvas	imperatiivvain
Comitative	imperatiivvain	imperatiivvaiguin
Essive	imperatiivan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person imperatiivan imperatiivame imperatiivamet 2nd person imperatiivat imperatiivade imperatiivadet 3rd person imperatiivas imperatiivaska imperatiivaset

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