moddját

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɟːɟaːh(t)/

Verb

moddját

1. to smile

Inflection

Contracted á-stem, no gradation
infinitive	moddját
1st sing. present	moddján
1st sing. past	moddjájin
infinitive	moddját	action noun	moddján
present participle	moddjájeaddji	action inessive	moddjámin moddjáme
past participle	moddján	action elative	moddjámis
agent participle	—	action comitative	moddjámiin
		abessive	moddjákeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	moddján	moddjájin	moddjájēhkon
2nd singular	moddját	moddjájit	moddjá
3rd singular	moddjá	moddjái	moddjájēhkos
1st dual	moddjájetne	moddjáime	moddjájeadnu moddjájeahkku
2nd dual	moddjábeahtti	moddjáide	moddjájeahkki
3rd dual	moddjába	moddjáiga	moddjájēhkoska
1st plural	moddját	moddjáimet	moddjájētnot moddjájēhkot moddjájeahkkot moddjájeadnot
2nd plural	moddjábēhtet	moddjáidet	moddjájēhket
3rd plural	moddjájit	moddjájedje	moddjájēhkoset
connegative	moddjá	moddján	moddjá
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	moddjášin moddjášedjen	moddjálin moddjáledjen	moddjážan
2nd singular	moddjášit moddjášedjet	moddjálit moddjáledjet	moddjážat
3rd singular	moddjášii	moddjálii	moddjáža moddjáš
1st dual	moddjášeimme	moddjáleimme	moddjážetne
2nd dual	moddjášeidde	moddjáleidde	moddjážeahppi
3rd dual	moddjášeigga	moddjáleigga	moddjážeaba
1st plural	moddjášeimmet	moddjáleimmet	moddjážit moddjážat
2nd plural	moddjášeiddet	moddjáleiddet	moddjážēhpet
3rd plural	moddjáše moddjášedje	moddjále moddjáledje	moddjážit
connegative	moddjáše	moddjále	moddjáš

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