-šit

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sit"

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-ččëtēk.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈ-ʃih(t)/

Suffix

-šit

  1. Forms verbs from adjectives indicating an opinion or consideration.
    ‎fasti (“ugly”) + ‎-šit → ‎fasttášit (“to consider ugly”)
    ‎idja (“night”) + ‎-šit → ‎ijašit (“to think it's night”)

Usage notes

  • This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive -šit
1st sing. present -šan
1st sing. past -šin
-šedjen
infinitive -šit action noun -šeapmi
present participle -šeaddji action inessive -šeamen
-šeame
past participle -šan action elative -šeamis
agent participle — action comitative -šēmiin
abessive -škeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -šan -šin
-šedjen
-šēhkon
2nd singular -šat -šit
-šedjet
-š
3rd singular -ša -šii -šēhkos
-šus
1st dual -šetne -šeimme -šeadnu
2nd dual -šeahppi -šeidde -šeahkki
3rd dual -šeaba -šeigga -šēhkoska
1st plural -šit
-šat
-šeimmet -šēhkot
-šeatnot
2nd plural -šēhpet -šeiddet -šēhket
3rd plural -šit -še
-šedje
-šēhkoset
connegative -š -šan -š
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -šivččen — -šeaččan
2nd singular -šivččet — -šeaččat
3rd singular -šivččii — -šeš
-šeaš
-šeažžá
1st dual -šivččiime — -šežže
2nd dual -šivččiide — -šeažžabeahtti
3rd dual -šivččiiga — -šeažžaba
1st plural -šivččiimet — -šeažžat
2nd plural -šivččiidet — -šeažžabehtet
3rd plural -šivčče — -šežžet
connegative -šivčče — -šeš
-šeaš
-šeačča

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -šit
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