-шкуэдтӭ

Northern Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-koatētēk.

Suffix

-шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e)

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.
    ‎по̄ррэ (pōrre, “to eat”) + ‎-шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e) → ‎по̄рэшкуэдтӭ (pōreškuedt’e, “to begin to eat”)
    ‎моа̄йнсэ (mååjnse, “to tell; to narrate”) + ‎-шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e) → ‎моа̄йнсэшкудтӭ (mååjnseškudt’e, “to begin to tell”)

Derived terms
Category Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -шкуэдтӭ not found

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
  • Kuokkala, Juho. 2019. Saami -(š)goahti- inchoatives: Their variation, history, and suggested cognates in Veps and Mordvin
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