nittaṃ

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Meaning:	“to collapse, break”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	nittaṃ
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	present
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	present
Stem class:	1-5
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	nittaṃ

Lexeme family

• nittā-
  • nitt- “to tear down” kaus
    • nitt- “to tear down” kaus.prs9b

      	sg.act
      3	naittäṣṣäṃ

    • nitt- “to tear down” kaus.pret4

      	sg.act
      2	naittaṣṣasta

  • nittā- “to collapse, break” gv
    • naitwe unclear m

      	sg
      nom	naitwe
      acc	naitwe

    • nittā- “to collapse, break” gv.prs1/5

      	sg.act
      3	nittaṃ

    • nittā- “to collapse, break” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	naitta-c	naittāre

    • nittā- “to collapse, break” gv.subj5
      • naittatsi “to collapse, break” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	naittatsi
        acc	naittatsi

Occurrences

nittaṃ

1	PK AS 7M a6	räser arañc(n)e pruknaṃ •	nittaṃ	ke(k)ts(e)ñe ; ktsaic(e)ṃt(s) mā
2	THT 88 b4	– – k· läkleñ arañce	nib5ttaṃ	wesäñ no pernesa sū
3	THT 1193 and 2247 a4	prosko /// /// tkonträ	nittaṃ	po • nraintane ramtä
4	THT 1193 and 2247 a6	e – – – skaisa wrotsai	nittaṃ	/// /// ne tots