lassánit

Northern Sami

Etymology

From lassi +‎ -nit.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lassánit

1. to increase, to become more, greater
2. to rise (in number)
3. to breed, to multiply

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	lassánit
1st sing. present	lassánan
1st sing. past	lassánin lassánedjen
infinitive	lassánit	action noun	lassáneapmi
present participle	lassáneaddji	action inessive	lassáneamen lassáneame
past participle	lassánan	action elative	lassáneamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	lassánēmiin
		abessive	lassánkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	lassánan	lassánin lassánedjen	lassánēhkon
2nd singular	lassánat	lassánit lassánedjet	lassán
3rd singular	lassána	lassánii	lassánēhkos lassánus
1st dual	lassánetne	lassáneimme	lassáneadnu
2nd dual	lassáneahppi	lassáneidde	lassáneahkki
3rd dual	lassáneaba	lassáneigga	lassánēhkoska
1st plural	lassánit lassánat	lassáneimmet	lassánēhkot lassáneatnot
2nd plural	lassánēhpet	lassáneiddet	lassánēhket
3rd plural	lassánit	lassáne lassánedje	lassánēhkoset
connegative	lassán	lassánan	lassán
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	lassánivččen	—	lassáneaččan
2nd singular	lassánivččet	—	lassáneaččat
3rd singular	lassánivččii	—	lassáneš lassáneaš lassáneažžá
1st dual	lassánivččiime	—	lassánežže
2nd dual	lassánivččiide	—	lassáneažžabeahtti
3rd dual	lassánivččiiga	—	lassáneažžaba
1st plural	lassánivččiimet	—	lassáneažžat
2nd plural	lassánivččiidet	—	lassáneažžabehtet
3rd plural	lassánivčče	—	lassánežžet
connegative	lassánivčče	—	lassáneš lassáneaš lassáneačča

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