silmete

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *silmät'äk, equivalent to silme +‎ -ta

Pronunciation

Verb

silmete

  1. (transitive) to give the evil eye to

Inflection

Conjugation of silmete (type IV/vasatõ, no gradation)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular silmän en silmä 1st singular õõn silmennü en õõ silmennü
2nd singular silmäd ed silmä 2nd singular õõd silmennü ed õõ silmennü
3rd singular silmäb eb silmä 3rd singular on silmennü eb õõ silmennü
1st plural silmämme emmä silmä 1st plural õõmmõ silmennü emmä õõ silmennü
2nd plural silmätte että silmä 2nd plural õõttõ silmennü että õõ silmennü
3rd plural silmetä eväd silmä 3rd plural õlla silmettü eväd õõ silmettü
impersonal silmetä eväd silmä impersonal õlla silmettü eväd õõ silmettü
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular silmezin en silmennü 1st singular õlin silmennü
2nd singular silmezid ed silmennü 2nd singular õlid silmennü
3rd singular silmezi eb silmennü 3rd singular õli silmennü
1st plural silmezimme emmä silmennü 1st plural õlimmõ silmennü
2nd plural silmezitte että silmennü 2nd plural õlittõ silmennü
3rd plural silmetti eväd silmettü 3rd plural õlti silmettü
impersonal silmetti eväd silmettü impersonal õlti silmettü
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular silmeizin en silmeizʹ 1st singular õllõizin silmennü en õllõizʹ silmennü
2nd singular silmeizid ed silmeizʹ 2nd singular õllõizid silmennü ed õllõizʹ silmennü
3rd singular silmeizʹ eb silmeizʹ 3rd singular õllõizʹ silmennü eb õllõizʹ silmennü
1st plural silmeizimme emmä silmeizʹ 1st plural õllõizimmõ silmennü emmä õllõizʹ silmennü
2nd plural silmeizitte että silmeizʹ 2nd plural õllõizittõ silmennü että õllõizʹ silmennü
3rd plural silmettäizʹ eväd silmettäizʹ 3rd plural õltaizʹ silmettü eväd õltaizʹ silmettü
impersonal silmettäizʹ eväd silmettäizʹ impersonal õltaizʹ silmettü eväd õltaizʹ silmettü
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular
2nd singular silmä elä silmä
3rd singular silmetko1) elko silmetko1)
1st plural
2nd plural silmetka elka silmetka
3rd plural silmetkod1)
impersonal
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st silmete present silmäje2)
2nd illative silmämä past silmennü silmettü
inessive silmämez 1) using la is more common
2) also used as the agent noun
elative silmämesse
abessive silmämette

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “silmätä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn