-nit
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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-mëtēk.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nit
- Forms inchoative verbs from adjectives, indicating change or increase.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
The suffix can also be attached to some adjectives ending in -s or -l, in which case it takes the form -mit. It then triggers the weak grade on the preceding syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | -nit | ||
| 1st sing. present | -nan | ||
| 1st sing. past | -nin -nedjen | ||
| infinitive | -nit | action noun | -neapmi |
| present participle | -neaddji | action inessive | -neamen -neame |
| past participle | -nan | action elative | -neamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | -nēmiin |
| abessive | -nkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | -nan | -nin -nedjen |
-nēhkon |
| 2nd singular | -nat | -nit -nedjet |
-n |
| 3rd singular | -na | -nii | -nēhkos -nus |
| 1st dual | -netne | -neimme | -neadnu |
| 2nd dual | -neahppi | -neidde | -neahkki |
| 3rd dual | -neaba | -neigga | -nēhkoska |
| 1st plural | -nit -nat |
-neimmet | -nēhkot -neatnot |
| 2nd plural | -nēhpet | -neiddet | -nēhket |
| 3rd plural | -nit | -ne -nedje |
-nēhkoset |
| connegative | -n | -nan | -n |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | -nivččen | — | -neaččan |
| 2nd singular | -nivččet | — | -neaččat |
| 3rd singular | -nivččii | — | -neš -neaš -neažžá |
| 1st dual | -nivččiime | — | -nežže |
| 2nd dual | -nivččiide | — | -neažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | -nivččiiga | — | -neažžaba |
| 1st plural | -nivččiimet | — | -neažžat |
| 2nd plural | -nivččiidet | — | -neažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | -nivčče | — | -nežžet |
| connegative | -nivčče | — | -neš -neaš -neačča |