Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *veakkēttētēk. Equivalent to veahkki +‎ -hit.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

veahkẹhit

  1. to help, to assist

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
infinitive veahkẹhit
1st sing. present veahkẹhan
1st sing. past veahkẹhin
veahkẹhedjen
infinitive veahkẹhit action noun veahkẹheapmi
present participle veahkẹheaddji action inessive veahkẹheamen
veahkẹheame
past participle veahkẹhan action elative veahkẹheamis
agent participle action comitative veahkẹhēmiin
abessive veahkẹtkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular veahkẹhan veahkẹhin
veahkẹhedjen
veahkẹhēhkon
2nd singular veahkẹhat veahkẹhit
veahkẹhedjet
veahkẹt
3rd singular veahkẹha veahkẹhii veahkẹhēhkos
veahkẹhus
1st dual veahkẹhetne veahkẹheimme veahkẹheadnu
2nd dual veahkẹheahppi veahkẹheidde veahkẹheahkki
3rd dual veahkẹheaba veahkẹheigga veahkẹhēhkoska
1st plural veahkẹhit
veahkẹhat
veahkẹheimmet veahkẹhēhkot
veahkẹheatnot
2nd plural veahkẹhēhpet veahkẹheiddet veahkẹhēhket
3rd plural veahkẹhit veahkẹhe
veahkẹhedje
veahkẹhēhkoset
connegative veahkẹt veahkẹhan veahkẹt
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular veahkẹhivččen veahkẹheaččan
2nd singular veahkẹhivččet veahkẹheaččat
3rd singular veahkẹhivččii veahkẹheš
veahkẹheaš
veahkẹheažžá
1st dual veahkẹhivččiime veahkẹhežže
2nd dual veahkẹhivččiide veahkẹheažžabeahtti
3rd dual veahkẹhivččiiga veahkẹheažžaba
1st plural veahkẹhivččiimet veahkẹheažžat
2nd plural veahkẹhivččiidet veahkẹheažžabehtet
3rd plural veahkẹhivčče veahkẹhežžet
connegative veahkẹhivčče veahkẹheš
veahkẹheaš
veahkẹheačča

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