Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

sirgŋat

  1. to become looser, to widen (of a seam)

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, rgŋ-rkŋ gradation
infinitive sirgŋat
1st sing. present sirkŋan
1st sing. past sirgŋen
infinitive sirgŋat action noun sirgŋan
present participle sirgŋi action inessive sirgŋamin
sirgŋame
past participle sirgŋan action elative sirgŋamis
agent participle action comitative sirgŋamiin
abessive sirkŋakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular sirkŋan sirgŋen sirgŋon
2nd singular sirkŋat sirgŋet sirkŋa
3rd singular sirgŋá sirkŋai sirgŋos
1st dual sirgŋe sirkŋaime sirgŋu
2nd dual sirgŋabeahtti sirkŋaide sirgŋi
3rd dual sirgŋaba sirkŋaiga sirgŋoska
1st plural sirgŋat sirkŋaimet sirgŋot
sirgŋut
2nd plural sirgŋabēhtet sirkŋaidet sirgŋet
sirgŋit
3rd plural sirgŋet sirgŋe sirgŋoset
connegative sirkŋa sirgŋan sirkŋa
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular sirkŋašin
sirkŋašedjen
sirkŋalin
sirkŋaledjen
sirkŋažan
2nd singular sirkŋašit
sirkŋašedjet
sirkŋalit
sirkŋaledjet
sirkŋažat
3rd singular sirkŋašii sirkŋalii sirkŋaža
sirkŋaš
1st dual sirkŋašeimme sirkŋaleimme sirkŋažetne
2nd dual sirkŋašeidde sirkŋaleidde sirkŋažeahppi
3rd dual sirkŋašeigga sirkŋaleigga sirkŋažeaba
1st plural sirkŋašeimmet sirkŋaleimmet sirkŋažit
sirkŋažat
2nd plural sirkŋašeiddet sirkŋaleiddet sirkŋažēhpet
3rd plural sirkŋaše
sirkŋašedje
sirkŋale
sirkŋaledje
sirkŋažit
connegative sirkŋaše sirkŋale sirkŋaš

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