nakšát

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nakšát

1. to sit in an unexpected place

Inflection

Contracted á-stem, no gradation
infinitive	nakšát
1st sing. present	nakšán
1st sing. past	nakšájin
infinitive	nakšát	action noun	nakšán
present participle	nakšájeaddji	action inessive	nakšámin nakšáme
past participle	nakšán	action elative	nakšámis
agent participle	—	action comitative	nakšámiin
		abessive	nakšákeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	nakšán	nakšájin	nakšájēhkon
2nd singular	nakšát	nakšájit	nakšá
3rd singular	nakšá	nakšái	nakšájēhkos
1st dual	nakšájetne	nakšáime	nakšájeadnu nakšájeahkku
2nd dual	nakšábeahtti	nakšáide	nakšájeahkki
3rd dual	nakšába	nakšáiga	nakšájēhkoska
1st plural	nakšát	nakšáimet	nakšájētnot nakšájēhkot nakšájeahkkot nakšájeadnot
2nd plural	nakšábēhtet	nakšáidet	nakšájēhket
3rd plural	nakšájit	nakšájedje	nakšájēhkoset
connegative	nakšá	nakšán	nakšá
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	nakšášin nakšášedjen	nakšálin nakšáledjen	nakšážan
2nd singular	nakšášit nakšášedjet	nakšálit nakšáledjet	nakšážat
3rd singular	nakšášii	nakšálii	nakšáža nakšáš
1st dual	nakšášeimme	nakšáleimme	nakšážetne
2nd dual	nakšášeidde	nakšáleidde	nakšážeahppi
3rd dual	nakšášeigga	nakšáleigga	nakšážeaba
1st plural	nakšášeimmet	nakšáleimmet	nakšážit nakšážat
2nd plural	nakšášeiddet	nakšáleiddet	nakšážēhpet
3rd plural	nakšáše nakšášedje	nakšále nakšáledje	nakšážit
connegative	nakšáše	nakšále	nakšáš

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