-alit

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See also: alit, álit, alīt, and Âlît

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *-ëlëtēk. Cognate with Finnish -ella.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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-alit (with odd-syllable stems -allat)

  1. Forms reciprocal verbs.
    oaidnit (to see) + ‎-alit → ‎oaidnalit (to see each other)
  2. Forms momentane verbs.
    bávkit (to bang repeatedly) + ‎-alit → ‎bávkalit (to bang once)
  3. Forms frequentative verbs.
    báhčit (to shoot) + ‎-alit → ‎báhčalit (to shoot around)
  4. Forms verbs indicating an attempt at something.
    boktit (to wake up (someone)) + ‎-alit → ‎boktalit (to try to wake up (someone))

Usage notes

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  • This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
infinitive -alit
1st sing. present -alan
1st sing. past -alin
-aledjen
infinitive -alit action noun -aleapmi
present participle -aleaddji action inessive -aleamen
-aleame
past participle -alan action elative -aleamis
agent participle action comitative -alēmiin
abessive -alkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -alan -alin
-aledjen
-alēhkon
2nd singular -alat -alit
-aledjet
-al
3rd singular -ala -alii -alēhkos
-alus
1st dual -aletne -aleimme -aleadnu
2nd dual -aleahppi -aleidde -aleahkki
3rd dual -aleaba -aleigga -alēhkoska
1st plural -alit
-alat
-aleimmet -alēhkot
-aleatnot
2nd plural -alēhpet -aleiddet -alēhket
3rd plural -alit -ale
-aledje
-alēhkoset
connegative -al -alan -al
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -alivččen -aleaččan
2nd singular -alivččet -aleaččat
3rd singular -alivččii -aleš
-aleaš
-aleažžá
1st dual -alivččiime -aležže
2nd dual -alivččiide -aleažžabeahtti
3rd dual -alivččiiga -aleažžaba
1st plural -alivččiimet -aleažžat
2nd plural -alivččiidet -aleažžabehtet
3rd plural -alivčče -aležžet
connegative -alivčče -aleš
-aleaš
-aleačča

Derived terms

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