soahpat

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sopia.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsoɑ̯hpah(t)/

Verb

soahpat

to fit
to suit, be suitable
to make an agreement, to come to a compromise

Inflection

Even a-stem, hp-b gradation
infinitive	soahpat
1st sing. present	soaban
1st sing. past	sōhpen
infinitive	soahpat	action noun	soahpan
present participle	soahppi	action inessive	soahpamin soahpame
past participle	soahpan	action elative	soahpamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	soahpamiin
		abessive	soabakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	soaban	sōhpen	sōhpon
2nd singular	soabat	sōhpet	soaba
3rd singular	soahpá	soabai	sōhpos
1st dual	sōhpe	soabaime	soahppu
2nd dual	soahpabeahtti	soabaide	soahppi
3rd dual	soahpaba	soabaiga	sōhposka
1st plural	soahpat	soabaimet	sōhpot soahpput
2nd plural	soahpabēhtet	soabaidet	sōhpet soahppit
3rd plural	sōhpet	sōhpe	sōhposet
connegative	soaba	soahpan	soaba
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	soabašin soabašedjen	soabalin soabaledjen	soabažan
2nd singular	soabašit soabašedjet	soabalit soabaledjet	soabažat
3rd singular	soabašii	soabalii	soabaža soabaš
1st dual	soabašeimme	soabaleimme	soabažetne
2nd dual	soabašeidde	soabaleidde	soabažeahppi
3rd dual	soabašeigga	soabaleigga	soabažeaba
1st plural	soabašeimmet	soabaleimmet	soabažit soabažat
2nd plural	soabašeiddet	soabaleiddet	soabažēhpet
3rd plural	soabaše soabašedje	soabale soabaledje	soabažit
connegative	soabaše	soabale	soabaš

Further reading

Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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