čuovgat

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *čuoŋvëtē.

Adjective

čuovgat (comparative čuovgadit, superlative čuovgadeamos)

  1. light (coloured)
Inflection
Odd, no gradation
Attributive čūvges
Nominative čuovgat
Genitive čuovgada
Attributive čūvges
Singular Plural
Nominative čuovgat čuovgadat
Accusative čuovgada čuovgadiid
Genitive čuovgada čuovgadiid
Illative čuovgadii čuovgadiidda
Locative čuovgadis čuovgadiin
Comitative čuovgadiin čuovgadiiguin
Essive čuovgadin
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

čuovgat

  1. to shine
Inflection
Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
infinitive čuovgat
1st sing. present čuovggan
1st sing. past čūvgen
infinitive čuovgat action noun čuovgan
present participle čuovgi action inessive čuovgamin
čuovgame
past participle čuovgan action elative čuovgamis
agent participle action comitative čuovgamiin
abessive čuovggakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular čuovggan čūvgen čūvgon
2nd singular čuovggat čūvget čuovgga
3rd singular čuovgá čuovggai čūvgos
1st dual čūvge čuovggaime čuovgu
2nd dual čuovgabeahtti čuovggaide čuovgi
3rd dual čuovgaba čuovggaiga čūvgoska
1st plural čuovgat čuovggaimet čūvgot
čuovgut
2nd plural čuovgabēhtet čuovggaidet čūvget
čuovgit
3rd plural čūvget čūvge čūvgoset
connegative čuovgga čuovgan čuovgga
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular čuovggašin
čuovggašedjen
čuovggalin
čuovggaledjen
čuovggažan
2nd singular čuovggašit
čuovggašedjet
čuovggalit
čuovggaledjet
čuovggažat
3rd singular čuovggašii čuovggalii čuovggaža
čuovggaš
1st dual čuovggašeimme čuovggaleimme čuovggažetne
2nd dual čuovggašeidde čuovggaleidde čuovggažeahppi
3rd dual čuovggašeigga čuovggaleigga čuovggažeaba
1st plural čuovggašeimmet čuovggaleimmet čuovggažit
čuovggažat
2nd plural čuovggašeiddet čuovggaleiddet čuovggažēhpet
3rd plural čuovggaše
čuovggašedje
čuovggale
čuovggaledje
čuovggažit
connegative čuovggaše čuovggale čuovggaš