ruovgat

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ruovkëtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ruovgat

  1. to grunt (of an animal)

Inflection

Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
infinitive ruovgat
1st sing. present ruovggan
1st sing. past rūvgen
infinitive ruovgat action noun ruovgan
present participle ruovgi action inessive ruovgamin
ruovgame
past participle ruovgan action elative ruovgamis
agent participle action comitative ruovgamiin
abessive ruovggakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular ruovggan rūvgen rūvgon
2nd singular ruovggat rūvget ruovgga
3rd singular ruovgá ruovggai rūvgos
1st dual rūvge ruovggaime ruovgu
2nd dual ruovgabeahtti ruovggaide ruovgi
3rd dual ruovgaba ruovggaiga rūvgoska
1st plural ruovgat ruovggaimet rūvgot
ruovgut
2nd plural ruovgabēhtet ruovggaidet rūvget
ruovgit
3rd plural rūvget rūvge rūvgoset
connegative ruovgga ruovgan ruovgga
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular ruovggašin
ruovggašedjen
ruovggalin
ruovggaledjen
ruovggažan
2nd singular ruovggašit
ruovggašedjet
ruovggalit
ruovggaledjet
ruovggažat
3rd singular ruovggašii ruovggalii ruovggaža
ruovggaš
1st dual ruovggašeimme ruovggaleimme ruovggažetne
2nd dual ruovggašeidde ruovggaleidde ruovggažeahppi
3rd dual ruovggašeigga ruovggaleigga ruovggažeaba
1st plural ruovggašeimmet ruovggaleimmet ruovggažit
ruovggažat
2nd plural ruovggašeiddet ruovggaleiddet ruovggažēhpet
3rd plural ruovggaše
ruovggašedje
ruovggale
ruovggaledje
ruovggažit
connegative ruovggaše ruovggale ruovggaš

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