dievnahit

Lule Sami

Etymology

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

Verb

dievnahit

1. to serve, to be in service

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	dievnahit
1st sing. present	dievnahav
1st sing. past	dievnahiv
infinitive	dievnahit
present participle	dievnahiddje
past participle	dievnaham
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	dievnahav	dievnahiv	—
2nd singular	dievnaha	dievnahi	dievnaha
3rd singular	dievnaj	dievnahij	dievnahis
1st dual	dievnahin	dievnahijma	dievnahinˈno
2nd dual	dievnahihppe	dievnahijda	dievnahihtte
3rd dual	dievnahibá	dievnahijga	dievnahiska
1st plural	dievnahip	dievnahijma	dievnahip
2nd plural	dievnahihpit	dievnahijda	dievnahihtit
3rd plural	dievnahi	dievnahin	dievnahisá
connegative	dievnaha		dievnaha
	conditional	potential	optative
1st singular	dievnahaluluv	dievnahittjav	—
2nd singular	dievnahalulu	dievnahittja	dievnahu
3rd singular	dievnahaluluj	dievnahisj	dievnahus
1st dual	dievnahalulujma	dievnahittjin	dievnahunˈno
2nd dual	dievnahalulujda	dievnahittjabihtte	dievnahuhtuda
3rd dual	dievnahalulujga	dievnahittjaba	dievnahuska
1st plural	dievnahalulujma	dievnahittjap	dievnahup
2nd plural	dievnahalulujda	dievnahittjabihtit	dievnahuhtut
3rd plural	dievnahalulun	dievnahittji	dievnahusá
connegative	dievnahalulu	dievnahittja	dievnahu

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