girtat

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

girtat

1. to hold out against the cold, to manage

Inflection

Even a-stem, rt-rtt gradation
infinitive	girtat
1st sing. present	girttan
1st sing. past	girten
infinitive	girtat	action noun	girtan
present participle	girti	action inessive	girtamin girtame
past participle	girtan	action elative	girtamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	girtamiin
		abessive	girttakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	girttan	girten	girton
2nd singular	girttat	girtet	girtta
3rd singular	girtá	girttai	girtos
1st dual	girte	girttaime	girtu
2nd dual	girtabeahtti	girttaide	girti
3rd dual	girtaba	girttaiga	girtoska
1st plural	girtat	girttaimet	girtot girtut
2nd plural	girtabēhtet	girttaidet	girtet girtit
3rd plural	girtet	girte	girtoset
connegative	girtta	girtan	girtta
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	girttašin girttašedjen	girttalin girttaledjen	girttažan
2nd singular	girttašit girttašedjet	girttalit girttaledjet	girttažat
3rd singular	girttašii	girttalii	girttaža girttaš
1st dual	girttašeimme	girttaleimme	girttažetne
2nd dual	girttašeidde	girttaleidde	girttažeahppi
3rd dual	girttašeigga	girttaleigga	girttažeaba
1st plural	girttašeimmet	girttaleimmet	girttažit girttažat
2nd plural	girttašeiddet	girttaleiddet	girttažēhpet
3rd plural	girttaše girttašedje	girttale girttaledje	girttažit
connegative	girttaše	girttale	girttaš

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