laigat

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

laigat

1. to break off, to chip off, to peel off

Inflection

Even a-stem, ig-igg gradation
infinitive	laigat
1st sing. present	laiggan
1st sing. past	laigen
infinitive	laigat	action noun	laigan
present participle	laigi	action inessive	laigamin laigame
past participle	laigan	action elative	laigamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	laigamiin
		abessive	laiggakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	laiggan	laigen	laigon
2nd singular	laiggat	laiget	laigga
3rd singular	laigá	laiggai	laigos
1st dual	laige	laiggaime	laigu
2nd dual	laigabeahtti	laiggaide	laigi
3rd dual	laigaba	laiggaiga	laigoska
1st plural	laigat	laiggaimet	laigot laigut
2nd plural	laigabēhtet	laiggaidet	laiget laigit
3rd plural	laiget	laige	laigoset
connegative	laigga	laigan	laigga
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	laiggašin laiggašedjen	laiggalin laiggaledjen	laiggažan
2nd singular	laiggašit laiggašedjet	laiggalit laiggaledjet	laiggažat
3rd singular	laiggašii	laiggalii	laiggaža laiggaš
1st dual	laiggašeimme	laiggaleimme	laiggažetne
2nd dual	laiggašeidde	laiggaleidde	laiggažeahppi
3rd dual	laiggašeigga	laiggaleigga	laiggažeaba
1st plural	laiggašeimmet	laiggaleimmet	laiggažit laiggažat
2nd plural	laiggašeiddet	laiggaleiddet	laiggažēhpet
3rd plural	laiggaše laiggašedje	laiggale laiggaledje	laiggažit
connegative	laiggaše	laiggale	laiggaš

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