holvut

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)olvōtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

holvut

1. to howl

Inflection

Even u-stem, lv-lvv gradation
infinitive	holvut
1st sing. present	holvvun
1st sing. past	holvon
infinitive	holvut	action noun	holvun
present participle	holvu	action inessive	holvumin holvume
past participle	holvon	action elative	holvumis
agent participle	—	action comitative	holvumiin
		abessive	holvvọkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	holvvun	holvon	holvon
2nd singular	holvvut	holvot	holvvọ
3rd singular	holvu	holvvūi	holvos
1st dual	holvo	holvvūime	holvu
2nd dual	holvubeahtti	holvvūide	holvu
3rd dual	holvuba	holvvūiga	holvoska
1st plural	holvut	holvvūimet	holvot holvut
2nd plural	holvubēhtet	holvvūidet	holvot holvut
3rd plural	holvot	holvo	holvoset
connegative	holvvọ	holvon	holvvọ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	holvvošin holvvošedjen	holvvolin holvvoledjen	holvvožan
2nd singular	holvvošit holvvošedjet	holvvolit holvvoledjet	holvvožat
3rd singular	holvvošii	holvvolii	holvvoža holvvoš
1st dual	holvvošeimme	holvvoleimme	holvvožetne
2nd dual	holvvošeidde	holvvoleidde	holvvožeahppi
3rd dual	holvvošeigga	holvvoleigga	holvvožeaba
1st plural	holvvošeimmet	holvvoleimmet	holvvožit holvvožat
2nd plural	holvvošeiddet	holvvoleiddet	holvvožēhpet
3rd plural	holvvoše holvvošedje	holvvole holvvoledje	holvvožit
connegative	holvvoše	holvvole	holvvoš

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