Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ńuškōtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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njuikut

  1. to jump (repeatedly), to hop

Inflection

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Even u-stem, ik-ikk gradation
infinitive njuikut
1st sing. present njuikkun
1st sing. past njuikon
infinitive njuikut action noun njuikun
present participle njuiku action inessive njuikumin
njuikume
past participle njuikon action elative njuikumis
agent participle action comitative njuikumiin
abessive njuikkọkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular njuikkun njuikon njuikon
2nd singular njuikkut njuikot njuikkọ
3rd singular njuiku njuikkūi njuikos
1st dual njuiko njuikkūime njuiku
2nd dual njuikubeahtti njuikkūide njuiku
3rd dual njuikuba njuikkūiga njuikoska
1st plural njuikut njuikkūimet njuikot
njuikut
2nd plural njuikubēhtet njuikkūidet njuikot
njuikut
3rd plural njuikot njuiko njuikoset
connegative njuikkọ njuikon njuikkọ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular njuikkošin
njuikkošedjen
njuikkolin
njuikkoledjen
njuikkožan
2nd singular njuikkošit
njuikkošedjet
njuikkolit
njuikkoledjet
njuikkožat
3rd singular njuikkošii njuikkolii njuikkoža
njuikkoš
1st dual njuikkošeimme njuikkoleimme njuikkožetne
2nd dual njuikkošeidde njuikkoleidde njuikkožeahppi
3rd dual njuikkošeigga njuikkoleigga njuikkožeaba
1st plural njuikkošeimmet njuikkoleimmet njuikkožit
njuikkožat
2nd plural njuikkošeiddet njuikkoleiddet njuikkožēhpet
3rd plural njuikkoše
njuikkošedje
njuikkole
njuikkoledje
njuikkožit
connegative njuikkoše njuikkole njuikkoš

Derived terms

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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