-njaddit

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Suffix

-njaddit

1. Forms verbs indicating what something tastes like.

   ‎guolli (“fish”) + ‎-njaddit → ‎guollẹnjaddit (“to taste like fish”)

   ‎njuoskkas (“raw”) + ‎-njaddit → ‎njuoskanjaddit (“to taste raw”)

Usage notes

The suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable. When formed with an adjective, the adjective is placed in the attributive form.

Inflection

Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation
infinitive	-njaddit
1st sing. present	-njattán
1st sing. past	-njadden
infinitive	-njaddit	action noun	-njaddin
present participle	-njaddi	action inessive	-njaddimin -njaddime
past participle	-njaddán	action elative	-njaddimis
agent participle	—	action comitative	-njaddimiin
		abessive	-njattẹkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	-njattán	-njadden	-njaddon
2nd singular	-njattát	-njaddet	-njattẹ
3rd singular	-njaddá	-njattii	-njaddos
1st dual	-njadde	-njattiime	-njaddu
2nd dual	-njaddibeahtti	-njattiide	-njaddi
3rd dual	-njaddiba	-njattiiga	-njaddoska
1st plural	-njaddit	-njattiimet	-njaddot -njaddut
2nd plural	-njaddibēhtet	-njattiidet	-njaddet -njaddit
3rd plural	-njaddet	-njadde	-njaddoset
connegative	-njattẹ	-njaddán	-njattẹ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	-njattášin -njattášedjen	-njattálin -njattáledjen	-njattežan
2nd singular	-njattášit -njattášedjet	-njattálit -njattáledjet	-njattežat
3rd singular	-njattášii	-njattálii	-njatteža -njatteš
1st dual	-njattášeimme	-njattáleimme	-njattežetne
2nd dual	-njattášeidde	-njattáleidde	-njattežeahppi
3rd dual	-njattášeigga	-njattáleigga	-njattežeaba
1st plural	-njattášeimmet	-njattáleimmet	-njattežit -njattežat
2nd plural	-njattášeiddet	-njattáleiddet	-njattežēhpet
3rd plural	-njattáše -njattášedje	-njattále -njattáledje	-njattežit
connegative	-njattáše	-njattále	-njatteš

Derived terms

Category Northern Sami terms suffixed with -njaddit not found

Further reading

• 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