iskat

See also: iskät

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

iskat

1. to try, to attempt
2. to test
3. to investigate, to examine

Inflection

Even a-stem, sk-skk gradation
infinitive	iskat
1st sing. present	iskkan
1st sing. past	isken
infinitive	iskat	action noun	iskan
present participle	iski	action inessive	iskamin iskame
past participle	iskan	action elative	iskamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	iskamiin
		abessive	iskkakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	iskkan	isken	iskon
2nd singular	iskkat	isket	iskka
3rd singular	iská	iskkai	iskos
1st dual	iske	iskkaime	isku
2nd dual	iskabeahtti	iskkaide	iski
3rd dual	iskaba	iskkaiga	iskoska
1st plural	iskat	iskkaimet	iskot iskut
2nd plural	iskabēhtet	iskkaidet	isket iskit
3rd plural	isket	iske	iskoset
connegative	iskka	iskan	iskka
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	iskkašin iskkašedjen	iskkalin iskkaledjen	iskkažan
2nd singular	iskkašit iskkašedjet	iskkalit iskkaledjet	iskkažat
3rd singular	iskkašii	iskkalii	iskkaža iskkaš
1st dual	iskkašeimme	iskkaleimme	iskkažetne
2nd dual	iskkašeidde	iskkaleidde	iskkažeahppi
3rd dual	iskkašeigga	iskkaleigga	iskkažeaba
1st plural	iskkašeimmet	iskkaleimmet	iskkažit iskkažat
2nd plural	iskkašeiddet	iskkaleiddet	iskkažēhpet
3rd plural	iskkaše iskkašedje	iskkale iskkaledje	iskkažit
connegative	iskkaše	iskkale	iskkaš

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