jorgut

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jorkōtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

jorgut

1. to turn

   Eanemus beroštumi ožžo go jorgo gávttiideaset.

   They were most interested when they turned their coats inside out.

2. to roll

   Son lei jorgon čalmmiid, orui dego balddonas go nie čohkkái.

   She had rolled her eyes and looked like a ghost where she sat.

Inflection

Even u-stem, rg-rgg gradation
infinitive	jorgut
1st sing. present	jorggun
1st sing. past	jorgon
infinitive	jorgut	action noun	jorgun
present participle	jorgu	action inessive	jorgumin jorgume
past participle	jorgon	action elative	jorgumis
agent participle	—	action comitative	jorgumiin
		abessive	jorggọkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	jorggun	jorgon	jorgon
2nd singular	jorggut	jorgot	jorggọ
3rd singular	jorgu	jorggūi	jorgos
1st dual	jorgo	jorggūime	jorgu
2nd dual	jorgubeahtti	jorggūide	jorgu
3rd dual	jorguba	jorggūiga	jorgoska
1st plural	jorgut	jorggūimet	jorgot jorgut
2nd plural	jorgubēhtet	jorggūidet	jorgot jorgut
3rd plural	jorgot	jorgo	jorgoset
connegative	jorggọ	jorgon	jorggọ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	jorggošin jorggošedjen	jorggolin jorggoledjen	jorggožan
2nd singular	jorggošit jorggošedjet	jorggolit jorggoledjet	jorggožat
3rd singular	jorggošii	jorggolii	jorggoža jorggoš
1st dual	jorggošeimme	jorggoleimme	jorggožetne
2nd dual	jorggošeidde	jorggoleidde	jorggožeahppi
3rd dual	jorggošeigga	jorggoleigga	jorggožeaba
1st plural	jorggošeimmet	jorggoleimmet	jorggožit jorggožat
2nd plural	jorggošeiddet	jorggoleiddet	jorggožēhpet
3rd plural	jorggoše jorggošedje	jorggole jorggoledje	jorggožit
connegative	jorggoše	jorggole	jorggoš

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