-alit

See also: alit, álit, alīt, and Âlît

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-ëlëtēk. Cognate with Finnish -ella.

Suffix

-alit (with odd-syllable stems -allat)

  1. Forms reciprocal verbs.
    ‎oaidnit (“to see”) + ‎-alit → ‎oaidnalit (“to see each other”)
  2. Forms momentane verbs.
    ‎bávkit (“to bang repeatedly”) + ‎-alit → ‎bávkalit (“to bang once”)
  3. Forms frequentative verbs.
    ‎báhčit (“to shoot”) + ‎-alit → ‎báhčalit (“to shoot around”)
  4. Forms verbs indicating an attempt at something.
    ‎boktit (“to wake up (someone)”) + ‎-alit → ‎boktalit (“to try to wake up (someone)”)

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive -alit
1st sing. present -alan
1st sing. past -alin
-aledjen
infinitive -alit action noun -aleapmi
present participle -aleaddji action inessive -aleamen
-aleame
past participle -alan action elative -aleamis
agent participle — action comitative -alēmiin
abessive -alkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -alan -alin
-aledjen
-alēhkon
2nd singular -alat -alit
-aledjet
-al
3rd singular -ala -alii -alēhkos
-alus
1st dual -aletne -aleimme -aleadnu
2nd dual -aleahppi -aleidde -aleahkki
3rd dual -aleaba -aleigga -alēhkoska
1st plural -alit
-alat
-aleimmet -alēhkot
-aleatnot
2nd plural -alēhpet -aleiddet -alēhket
3rd plural -alit -ale
-aledje
-alēhkoset
connegative -al -alan -al
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -alivččen — -aleaččan
2nd singular -alivččet — -aleaččat
3rd singular -alivččii — -aleš
-aleaš
-aleažžá
1st dual -alivččiime — -aležže
2nd dual -alivččiide — -aleažžabeahtti
3rd dual -alivččiiga — -aleažžaba
1st plural -alivččiimet — -aleažžat
2nd plural -alivččiidet — -aleažžabehtet
3rd plural -alivčče — -aležžet
connegative -alivčče — -aleš
-aleaš
-aleačča

Derived terms

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