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-goahtit

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *-koatētēk.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-goahtit (with odd-syllable stems -išgoahtit)

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.
    lohkat (to read) + ‎-goahtit → ‎lohkagoahtit (to begin to read)
    mannat (to go) + ‎-goahtit → ‎mannagoahtit (to begin to go)

Usage notes

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

Inflection

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Even i-stem, ht-đ gradation
infinitive -goahtit
1st sing. present -goađán
1st sing. past -gōhten
infinitive -goahtit action noun -goahtin
present participle -goahtti action inessive -goahtimin
-goahtime
past participle -goahtán action elative -goahtimis
agent participle action comitative -goahtimiin
abessive -goađẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -goađán -gōhten -gōhton
2nd singular -goađát -gōhtet -goađẹ
3rd singular -goahtá -gōđii -gōhtos
1st dual -gōhte -gōđiime -goahttu
2nd dual -goahtibeahtti -gōđiide -goahtti
3rd dual -goahtiba -gōđiiga -gōhtoska
1st plural -goahtit -gōđiimet -gōhtot
-goahttut
2nd plural -goahtibēhtet -gōđiidet -gōhtet
-goahttit
3rd plural -gōhtet -gōhte -gōhtoset
connegative -goađẹ -goahtán -goađẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -goađášin
-goađášedjen
-goađálin
-goađáledjen
-gōđežan
2nd singular -goađášit
-goađášedjet
-goađálit
-goađáledjet
-gōđežat
3rd singular -goađášii -goađálii -gōđeža
-gōđeš
1st dual -goađášeimme -goađáleimme -gōđežetne
2nd dual -goađášeidde -goađáleidde -gōđežeahppi
3rd dual -goađášeigga -goađáleigga -gōđežeaba
1st plural -goađášeimmet -goađáleimmet -gōđežit
-gōđežat
2nd plural -goađášeiddet -goađáleiddet -gōđežēhpet
3rd plural -goađáše
-goađášedje
-goađále
-goađáledje
-gōđežit
connegative -goađáše -goađále -gōđeš

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland