cuhpat

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡suhpah(t)/

Verb

cuhpat

1. to slurp, to drink noisily

Inflection

Even a-stem, hp-b gradation
infinitive	cuhpat
1st sing. present	cuban
1st sing. past	cuhpen
infinitive	cuhpat	action noun	cuhpan
present participle	cuhppi	action inessive	cuhpamin cuhpame
past participle	cuhpan	action elative	cuhpamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	cuhpamiin
		abessive	cubakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	cuban	cuhpen	cuhpon
2nd singular	cubat	cuhpet	cuba
3rd singular	cuhpá	cubai	cuhpos
1st dual	cuhpe	cubaime	cuhppu
2nd dual	cuhpabeahtti	cubaide	cuhppi
3rd dual	cuhpaba	cubaiga	cuhposka
1st plural	cuhpat	cubaimet	cuhpot cuhpput
2nd plural	cuhpabēhtet	cubaidet	cuhpet cuhppit
3rd plural	cuhpet	cuhpe	cuhposet
connegative	cuba	cuhpan	cuba
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	cubašin cubašedjen	cubalin cubaledjen	cubažan
2nd singular	cubašit cubašedjet	cubalit cubaledjet	cubažat
3rd singular	cubašii	cubalii	cubaža cubaš
1st dual	cubašeimme	cubaleimme	cubažetne
2nd dual	cubašeidde	cubaleidde	cubažeahppi
3rd dual	cubašeigga	cubaleigga	cubažeaba
1st plural	cubašeimmet	cubaleimmet	cubažit cubažat
2nd plural	cubašeiddet	cubaleiddet	cubažēhpet
3rd plural	cubaše cubašedje	cubale cubaledje	cubažit
connegative	cubaše	cubale	cubaš

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