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): /ˈloɑ̯kːtiːh(t)/

Verb

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loaktit

  1. to use up
  2. to consume
  3. to ruin

Inflection

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Even i-stem, kt-vtt gradation
infinitive loaktit
1st sing. present loavttán
1st sing. past lōkten
infinitive loaktit action noun loaktin
present participle loakti action inessive loaktimin
loaktime
past participle loaktán action elative loaktimis
agent participle action comitative loaktimiin
abessive loavttẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular loavttán lōkten lōkton
2nd singular loavttát lōktet loavttẹ
3rd singular loaktá lōvttii lōktos
1st dual lōkte lōvttiime loaktu
2nd dual loaktibeahtti lōvttiide loakti
3rd dual loaktiba lōvttiiga lōktoska
1st plural loaktit lōvttiimet lōktot
loaktut
2nd plural loaktibēhtet lōvttiidet lōktet
loaktit
3rd plural lōktet lōkte lōktoset
connegative loavttẹ loaktán loavttẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular loavttášin
loavttášedjen
loavttálin
loavttáledjen
lōvttežan
2nd singular loavttášit
loavttášedjet
loavttálit
loavttáledjet
lōvttežat
3rd singular loavttášii loavttálii lōvtteža
lōvtteš
1st dual loavttášeimme loavttáleimme lōvttežetne
2nd dual loavttášeidde loavttáleidde lōvttežeahppi
3rd dual loavttášeigga loavttáleigga lōvttežeaba
1st plural loavttášeimmet loavttáleimmet lōvttežit
lōvttežat
2nd plural loavttášeiddet loavttáleiddet lōvttežēhpet
3rd plural loavttáše
loavttášedje
loavttále
loavttáledje
lōvttežit
connegative loavttáše loavttále lōvtteš

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