-át

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *-ājëtēk.

Suffix

-át

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.
    buollit (to burn) + -átbuolˈlát (to catch fire)
Usage notes

This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection
Contracted á-stem, no gradation
infinitive -át
1st sing. present -án
1st sing. past -ájin
infinitive -át action noun -án
present participle -ájeaddji action inessive -ámin
-áme
past participle -án action elative -ámis
agent participle action comitative -ámiin
abessive -ákeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -án -ájin -ájēhkon
2nd singular -át -ájit
3rd singular -ái -ájēhkos
1st dual -ájetne -áime -ájeadnu
-ájeahkku
2nd dual -ábeahtti -áide -ájeahkki
3rd dual -ába -áiga -ájēhkoska
1st plural -át -áimet -ájētnot
-ájēhkot
-ájeahkkot
-ájeadnot
2nd plural -ábēhtet -áidet -ájēhket
3rd plural -ájit -ájedje -ájēhkoset
connegative -án
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -ášin
-ášedjen
-álin
-áledjen
-ážan
2nd singular -ášit
-ášedjet
-álit
-áledjet
-ážat
3rd singular -ášii -álii -áža
-áš
1st dual -ášeimme -áleimme -ážetne
2nd dual -ášeidde -áleidde -ážeahppi
3rd dual -ášeigga -áleigga -ážeaba
1st plural -ášeimmet -áleimmet -ážit
-ážat
2nd plural -ášeiddet -áleiddet -ážēhpet
3rd plural -áše
-ášedje
-ále
-áledje
-ážit
connegative -áše -ále -áš
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1t_(inchoative)' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -át (inchoative)'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -át (inchoative)</a>

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samic *-āšëtēk.

Suffix

-át

  1. Forms verbs from verbs indicating sitting, standing or lying in a certain way.
  2. Forms verbs from adjectives indicating looking a certain way.
    čáhppat (black) + -átčáhppát (to look black)
    ruoksat (red) + -átruoksát (to look red)
Usage notes

This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection
Contracted á-stem, no gradation
infinitive -át
1st sing. present -án
1st sing. past -ájin
infinitive -át action noun -án
present participle -ájeaddji action inessive -ámin
-áme
past participle -án action elative -ámis
agent participle action comitative -ámiin
abessive -ákeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -án -ájin -ájēhkon
2nd singular -át -ájit
3rd singular -ái -ájēhkos
1st dual -ájetne -áime -ájeadnu
-ájeahkku
2nd dual -ábeahtti -áide -ájeahkki
3rd dual -ába -áiga -ájēhkoska
1st plural -át -áimet -ájētnot
-ájēhkot
-ájeahkkot
-ájeadnot
2nd plural -ábēhtet -áidet -ájēhket
3rd plural -ájit -ájedje -ájēhkoset
connegative -án
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -ášin
-ášedjen
-álin
-áledjen
-ážan
2nd singular -ášit
-ášedjet
-álit
-áledjet
-ážat
3rd singular -ášii -álii -áža
-áš
1st dual -ášeimme -áleimme -ážetne
2nd dual -ášeidde -áleidde -ážeahppi
3rd dual -ášeigga -áleigga -ážeaba
1st plural -ášeimmet -áleimmet -ážit
-ážat
2nd plural -ášeiddet -áleiddet -ážēhpet
3rd plural -áše
-ášedje
-ále
-áledje
-ážit
connegative -áše -ále -áš
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Northern_Sami_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1t' title='Category:Northern Sami words suffixed with -át'>Northern Sami words suffixed with -át</a>
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