soahpat

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sopia.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsoɑ̯hpah(t)/

Verb

soahpat

  1. to fit
  2. to suit, be suitable
  3. to make an agreement, to come to a compromise

Inflection
Even a-stem, hp-b gradation
infinitive soahpat
1st sing. present soaban
1st sing. past sōhpen
infinitive soahpat action noun soahpan
present participle soahppi action inessive soahpamin
soahpame
past participle soahpan action elative soahpamis
agent participle — action comitative soahpamiin
abessive soabakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular soaban sōhpen sōhpon
2nd singular soabat sōhpet soaba
3rd singular soahpá soabai sōhpos
1st dual sōhpe soabaime soahppu
2nd dual soahpabeahtti soabaide soahppi
3rd dual soahpaba soabaiga sōhposka
1st plural soahpat soabaimet sōhpot
soahpput
2nd plural soahpabēhtet soabaidet sōhpet
soahppit
3rd plural sōhpet sōhpe sōhposet
connegative soaba soahpan soaba
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular soabašin
soabašedjen		 soabalin
soabaledjen		 soabažan
2nd singular soabašit
soabašedjet		 soabalit
soabaledjet		 soabažat
3rd singular soabašii soabalii soabaža
soabaš
1st dual soabašeimme soabaleimme soabažetne
2nd dual soabašeidde soabaleidde soabažeahppi
3rd dual soabašeigga soabaleigga soabažeaba
1st plural soabašeimmet soabaleimmet soabažit
soabažat
2nd plural soabašeiddet soabaleiddet soabažēhpet
3rd plural soabaše
soabašedje		 soabale
soabaledje		 soabažit
connegative soabaše soabale soabaš

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
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