basastit

Northern Sami

Etymology

From bassit +‎ -stit.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpasastih(t)/

Verb

basastit

1. to wash briskly
2. to wash a little

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	basastit
1st sing. present	basastan
1st sing. past	basastin basastedjen
infinitive	basastit	action noun	basasteapmi
present participle	basasteaddji	action inessive	basasteamen basasteame
past participle	basastan	action elative	basasteamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	basastēmiin
		abessive	basaskeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	basastan	basastin basastedjen	basastēhkon
2nd singular	basastat	basastit basastedjet	basas
3rd singular	basasta	basastii	basastēhkos basastus
1st dual	basastetne	basasteimme	basasteadnu
2nd dual	basasteahppi	basasteidde	basasteahkki
3rd dual	basasteaba	basasteigga	basastēhkoska
1st plural	basastit basastat	basasteimmet	basastēhkot basasteatnot
2nd plural	basastēhpet	basasteiddet	basastēhket
3rd plural	basastit	basaste basastedje	basastēhkoset
connegative	basas	basastan	basas
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	basastivččen	—	basasteaččan
2nd singular	basastivččet	—	basasteaččat
3rd singular	basastivččii	—	basasteš basasteaš basasteažžá
1st dual	basastivččiime	—	basastežže
2nd dual	basastivččiide	—	basasteažžabeahtti
3rd dual	basastivččiiga	—	basasteažžaba
1st plural	basastivččiimet	—	basasteažžat
2nd plural	basastivččiidet	—	basasteažžabehtet
3rd plural	basastivčče	—	basastežžet
connegative	basastivčče	—	basasteš basasteaš basasteačča

Further reading

• 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