-stit
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Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Samic *-stētēk.
Suffix[edit]
-stit (with odd-syllable stems -astit)
- Forms verbs indicating a quick, sudden or sharp action.
- njuiket (“to jump once”) + -stit → njuikestit (“to jump (once) quickly”)
- Forms verbs indicating a small amount.
- addit (“to give”) + -stit → attestit (“to give a little”)
- buorránit (“to get better”) + -stit → buorránastit (“to get a little better”)
Usage notes[edit]
- This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection[edit]
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -stit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -stan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -stin -stedjen | ||
| infinitive | -stit | action noun | -steapmi |
| present participle | -steaddji | action inessive | -steamen -steame |
| past participle | -stan | action elative | -steamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -stēmiin |
| abessive | -skeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -stan | -stin -stedjen |
-stēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -stat | -stit -stedjet |
-s |
| 3rd singular | -sta | -stii | -stēhkos -stus |
| 1st dual | -stetne | -steimme | -steadnu |
| 2nd dual | -steahppi | -steidde | -steahkki |
| 3rd dual | -steaba | -steigga | -stēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -stit -stat |
-steimmet | -stēhkot -steatnot |
| 2nd plural | -stēhpet | -steiddet | -stēhket |
| 3rd plural | -stit | -ste -stedje |
-stēhkoset |
| connegative | -s | -stan | -s |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -stivččen | — | -steaččan |
| 2nd singular | -stivččet | — | -steaččat |
| 3rd singular | -stivččii | — | -steš -steaš -steažžá |
| 1st dual | -stivččiime | — | -stežže |
| 2nd dual | -stivččiide | — | -steažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -stivččiiga | — | -steažžaba |
| 1st plural | -stivččiimet | — | -steažžat |
| 2nd plural | -stivččiidet | — | -steažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -stivčče | — | -stežžet |
| connegative | -stivčče | — | -steš -steaš -steačča |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Samic *-stëtēk.
Suffix[edit]
-stit (with odd-syllable stems -astit)
- Forms verbs indicating using something.
- niibi (“knife”) + -stit → niibbástit (“to use a knife”)
- čeabẹt (“collar”) + -stit → čeabẹhastit (“to put a collar on”)
- Forms verbs indicating an activity that has to do with something.
- guolli (“fish”) + -stit → guolástit (“to fish”)
- eaiggát (“owner”) + -stit → eaiggádastit (“to act as owner”)
Usage notes[edit]
- This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection[edit]
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -stit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -stan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -stin -stedjen | ||
| infinitive | -stit | action noun | -steapmi |
| present participle | -steaddji | action inessive | -steamen -steame |
| past participle | -stan | action elative | -steamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -stēmiin |
| abessive | -skeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -stan | -stin -stedjen |
-stēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -stat | -stit -stedjet |
-s |
| 3rd singular | -sta | -stii | -stēhkos -stus |
| 1st dual | -stetne | -steimme | -steadnu |
| 2nd dual | -steahppi | -steidde | -steahkki |
| 3rd dual | -steaba | -steigga | -stēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -stit -stat |
-steimmet | -stēhkot -steatnot |
| 2nd plural | -stēhpet | -steiddet | -stēhket |
| 3rd plural | -stit | -ste -stedje |
-stēhkoset |
| connegative | -s | -stan | -s |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -stivččen | — | -steaččan |
| 2nd singular | -stivččet | — | -steaččat |
| 3rd singular | -stivččii | — | -steš -steaš -steažžá |
| 1st dual | -stivččiime | — | -stežže |
| 2nd dual | -stivččiide | — | -steažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -stivččiiga | — | -steažžaba |
| 1st plural | -stivččiimet | — | -steažžat |
| 2nd plural | -stivččiidet | — | -steažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -stivčče | — | -stežžet |
| connegative | -stivčče | — | -steš -steaš -steačča |