gaŋkát

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

gaŋkát

  1. to reach out one's neck

Inflection

Contracted á-stem, no gradation
infinitive gaŋkát
1st sing. present gaŋkán
1st sing. past gaŋkájin
infinitive gaŋkát action noun gaŋkán
present participle gaŋkájeaddji action inessive gaŋkámin
gaŋkáme
past participle gaŋkán action elative gaŋkámis
agent participle action comitative gaŋkámiin
abessive gaŋkákeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular gaŋkán gaŋkájin gaŋkájēhkon
2nd singular gaŋkát gaŋkájit gaŋká
3rd singular gaŋká gaŋkái gaŋkájēhkos
1st dual gaŋkájetne gaŋkáime gaŋkájeadnu
gaŋkájeahkku
2nd dual gaŋkábeahtti gaŋkáide gaŋkájeahkki
3rd dual gaŋkába gaŋkáiga gaŋkájēhkoska
1st plural gaŋkát gaŋkáimet gaŋkájētnot
gaŋkájēhkot
gaŋkájeahkkot
gaŋkájeadnot
2nd plural gaŋkábēhtet gaŋkáidet gaŋkájēhket
3rd plural gaŋkájit gaŋkájedje gaŋkájēhkoset
connegative gaŋká gaŋkán gaŋká
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular gaŋkášin
gaŋkášedjen
gaŋkálin
gaŋkáledjen
gaŋkážan
2nd singular gaŋkášit
gaŋkášedjet
gaŋkálit
gaŋkáledjet
gaŋkážat
3rd singular gaŋkášii gaŋkálii gaŋkáža
gaŋkáš
1st dual gaŋkášeimme gaŋkáleimme gaŋkážetne
2nd dual gaŋkášeidde gaŋkáleidde gaŋkážeahppi
3rd dual gaŋkášeigga gaŋkáleigga gaŋkážeaba
1st plural gaŋkášeimmet gaŋkáleimmet gaŋkážit
gaŋkážat
2nd plural gaŋkášeiddet gaŋkáleiddet gaŋkážēhpet
3rd plural gaŋkáše
gaŋkášedje
gaŋkále
gaŋkáledje
gaŋkážit
connegative gaŋkáše gaŋkále gaŋkáš

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