ohcalit

Northern Sami

Etymology

From ohcat +‎ -lit.

Verb

ohcalit

  1. to look for, to seek (hastily)
  2. to miss, to long/yearn for

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive ohcalit
1st sing. present ohcalan
1st sing. past ohcalin
ohcaledjen
infinitive ohcalit action noun ohcaleapmi
present participle ohcaleaddji action inessive ohcaleamen
ohcaleame
past participle ohcalan action elative ohcaleamis
agent participle action comitative ohcalēmiin
abessive ohcalkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular ohcalan ohcalin
ohcaledjen
ohcalēhkon
2nd singular ohcalat ohcalit
ohcaledjet
ohcal
3rd singular ohcala ohcalii ohcalēhkos
ohcalus
1st dual ohcaletne ohcaleimme ohcaleadnu
2nd dual ohcaleahppi ohcaleidde ohcaleahkki
3rd dual ohcaleaba ohcaleigga ohcalēhkoska
1st plural ohcalit
ohcalat
ohcaleimmet ohcalēhkot
ohcaleatnot
2nd plural ohcalēhpet ohcaleiddet ohcalēhket
3rd plural ohcalit ohcale
ohcaledje
ohcalēhkoset
connegative ohcal ohcalan ohcal
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular ohcalivččen ohcaleaččan
2nd singular ohcalivččet ohcaleaččat
3rd singular ohcalivččii ohcaleš
ohcaleaš
ohcaleažžá
1st dual ohcalivččiime ohcaležže
2nd dual ohcalivččiide ohcaleažžabeahtti
3rd dual ohcalivččiiga ohcaleažžaba
1st plural ohcalivččiimet ohcaleažžat
2nd plural ohcalivččiidet ohcaleažžabehtet
3rd plural ohcalivčče ohcaležžet
connegative ohcalivčče ohcaleš
ohcaleaš
ohcaleačča

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