máhttet

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *māttētēk.

Verb

máhttet

  1. to be able to

Inflection

Even e-stem, htt-ht gradation
infinitive máhttet
1st sing. present máhtáv
1st sing. past máhttiv
infinitive máhttet
present participle máhtte
past participle máhttám
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular máhtáv máhttiv
2nd singular máhtá máhtti máhte
3rd singular máhttá máhtij máhttis
1st dual máhttin máhtijma máhtton
2nd dual máhttebihtte máhtijda máhtte
3rd dual máhtteba máhtijga máhttiska
1st plural máhttep máhtijma máhttop
2nd plural máhttebihtit máhtijda máhttit
3rd plural máhtti máhttin máhttisa
connegative máhte máhte
conditional potential optative
1st singular máhteluluv máhtitjav
2nd singular máhtelulu máhtitja máhttu
3rd singular máhteluluj máhtisj máhttus
1st dual máhtelulujma máhtitjin máhttun
2nd dual máhtelulujda máhtitjihppe máhttuda
3rd dual máhtelulujga máhtitjibá máhttuska
1st plural máhtelulujma máhtitjip máhttup
2nd plural máhtelulujda máhtitjihpit máhttut
3rd plural máhtelulun máhtitji máhttusa
connegative máhtelulu máhtitja máhttu

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *māttētēk (to have power).

Pronunciation

Verb

máhttet

  1. to be able to

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • máhttet in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 39