Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From lassi +‎ -nit.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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lassánit

  1. to increase, to become more, greater
  2. to rise (in number)
  3. to breed, to multiply

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
infinitive lassánit
1st sing. present lassánan
1st sing. past lassánin
lassánedjen
infinitive lassánit action noun lassáneapmi
present participle lassáneaddji action inessive lassáneamen
lassáneame
past participle lassánan action elative lassáneamis
agent participle action comitative lassánēmiin
abessive lassánkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular lassánan lassánin
lassánedjen
lassánēhkon
2nd singular lassánat lassánit
lassánedjet
lassán
3rd singular lassána lassánii lassánēhkos
lassánus
1st dual lassánetne lassáneimme lassáneadnu
2nd dual lassáneahppi lassáneidde lassáneahkki
3rd dual lassáneaba lassáneigga lassánēhkoska
1st plural lassánit
lassánat
lassáneimmet lassánēhkot
lassáneatnot
2nd plural lassánēhpet lassáneiddet lassánēhket
3rd plural lassánit lassáne
lassánedje
lassánēhkoset
connegative lassán lassánan lassán
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular lassánivččen lassáneaččan
2nd singular lassánivččet lassáneaččat
3rd singular lassánivččii lassáneš
lassáneaš
lassáneažžá
1st dual lassánivččiime lassánežže
2nd dual lassánivččiide lassáneažžabeahtti
3rd dual lassánivččiiga lassáneažžaba
1st plural lassánivččiimet lassáneažžat
2nd plural lassánivččiidet lassáneažžabehtet
3rd plural lassánivčče lassánežžet
connegative lassánivčče lassáneš
lassáneaš
lassáneačča

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