-alit

See also: alit, álit, alīt, and Âlît

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-ëlëtēk. Cognate with Finnish -ella.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaliːh(t)/

Suffix

-alit (with odd-syllable stems -allat)

1. Forms reciprocal verbs.

   ‎oaidnit (“to see”) ‎-alit → ‎oaidnalit (“to see each other”)

2. Forms momentane verbs.

   ‎bávkit (“to bang repeatedly”) ‎-alit → ‎bávkalit (“to bang once”)

3. Forms frequentative verbs.

   ‎báhčit (“to shoot”) ‎-alit → ‎báhčalit (“to shoot around”)

4. Forms verbs indicating an attempt at something.

   ‎boktit (“to wake up (someone)”) ‎-alit → ‎boktalit (“to try to wake up (someone)”)

Usage notes

• This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	-alit
1st sing. present	-alan
1st sing. past	-alin -aledjen
infinitive	-alit	action noun	-aleapmi
present participle	-aleaddji	action inessive	-aleamen -aleame
past participle	-alan	action elative	-aleamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	-alēmiin
		abessive	-alkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	-alan	-alin -aledjen	-alēhkon
2nd singular	-alat	-alit -aledjet	-al
3rd singular	-ala	-alii	-alēhkos -alus
1st dual	-aletne	-aleimme	-aleadnu
2nd dual	-aleahppi	-aleidde	-aleahkki
3rd dual	-aleaba	-aleigga	-alēhkoska
1st plural	-alit -alat	-aleimmet	-alēhkot -aleatnot
2nd plural	-alēhpet	-aleiddet	-alēhket
3rd plural	-alit	-ale -aledje	-alēhkoset
connegative	-al	-alan	-al
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	-alivččen	—	-aleaččan
2nd singular	-alivččet	—	-aleaččat
3rd singular	-alivččii	—	-aleš -aleaš -aleažžá
1st dual	-alivččiime	—	-aležže
2nd dual	-alivččiide	—	-aleažžabeahtti
3rd dual	-alivččiiga	—	-aleažžaba
1st plural	-alivččiimet	—	-aleažžat
2nd plural	-alivččiidet	—	-aleažžabehtet
3rd plural	-alivčče	—	-aležžet
connegative	-alivčče	—	-aleš -aleaš -aleačča

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -alit