massit

Finnish

Noun

massit

1. nominative plural of massi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mëssētēk, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*missja-), from Proto-Germanic *missijaną.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

masˈsit

1. to lose
2. to miss

Inflection

Even i-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
infinitive	masˈsit
1st sing. present	massán
1st sing. past	masˈsen
infinitive	masˈsit	action noun	masˈsin
present participle	masˈsi	action inessive	masˈsimin masˈsime
past participle	masˈsán	action elative	masˈsimis
agent participle	—	action comitative	masˈsimiin
		abessive	massẹkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	massán	masˈsen	masˈson
2nd singular	massát	masˈset	massẹ
3rd singular	masˈsá	massii	masˈsos
1st dual	masˈse	massiime	masˈsu
2nd dual	masˈsibeahtti	massiide	masˈsi
3rd dual	masˈsiba	massiiga	masˈsoska
1st plural	masˈsit	massiimet	masˈsot masˈsut
2nd plural	masˈsibēhtet	massiidet	masˈset masˈsit
3rd plural	masˈset	masˈse	masˈsoset
connegative	massẹ	masˈsán	massẹ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	massášin massášedjen	massálin massáledjen	massežan
2nd singular	massášit massášedjet	massálit massáledjet	massežat
3rd singular	massášii	massálii	masseža masseš
1st dual	massášeimme	massáleimme	massežetne
2nd dual	massášeidde	massáleidde	massežeahppi
3rd dual	massášeigga	massáleigga	massežeaba
1st plural	massášeimmet	massáleimmet	massežit massežat
2nd plural	massášeiddet	massáleiddet	massežēhpet
3rd plural	massáše massášedje	massále massáledje	massežit
connegative	massáše	massále	masseš

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