Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *seajvōtēk.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

seaivut

  1. to descend (in flight)

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, iv-ivv gradation
infinitive seaivut
1st sing. present seaivvun
1st sing. past sēivon
infinitive seaivut action noun seaivun
present participle seaivu action inessive seaivumin
seaivume
past participle sēivon action elative seaivumis
agent participle action comitative seaivumiin
abessive seaivvọkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular seaivvun sēivon sēivon
2nd singular seaivvut sēivot seaivvọ
3rd singular seaivu seaivvūi sēivos
1st dual sēivo seaivvūime seaivu
2nd dual seaivubeahtti seaivvūide seaivu
3rd dual seaivuba seaivvūiga sēivoska
1st plural seaivut seaivvūimet sēivot
seaivut
2nd plural seaivubēhtet seaivvūidet sēivot
seaivut
3rd plural sēivot sēivo sēivoset
connegative seaivvọ sēivon seaivvọ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular sēivvošin
sēivvošedjen
sēivvolin
sēivvoledjen
sēivvožan
2nd singular sēivvošit
sēivvošedjet
sēivvolit
sēivvoledjet
sēivvožat
3rd singular sēivvošii sēivvolii sēivvoža
sēivvoš
1st dual sēivvošeimme sēivvoleimme sēivvožetne
2nd dual sēivvošeidde sēivvoleidde sēivvožeahppi
3rd dual sēivvošeigga sēivvoleigga sēivvožeaba
1st plural sēivvošeimmet sēivvoleimmet sēivvožit
sēivvožat
2nd plural sēivvošeiddet sēivvoleiddet sēivvožēhpet
3rd plural sēivvoše
sēivvošedje
sēivvole
sēivvoledje
sēivvožit
connegative sēivvoše sēivvole sēivvoš

Further reading edit

  • 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