nultem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to gnaw, to gnaw at, to pick
♦ lum nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a bone
♦ kolə̑m nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a fish
♦ pušeŋgə̑m nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a tree
2. to nibble, to nip, to eat
♦ kində̑m nultem {verb II} to nibble on bread
♦ sukaram nultem {verb II} to nibble on rusks
♦ šudə̑m nultem {verb II} to nip at grass
3. {figuratively} to eat at, to torment, to worry (thoughts, feelings)
♢ ojgo nulta č́onemə̑m {sentence} grief is eating at me
♢ ojgo šümemə̑m nulta {sentence} grief is eating at me
4. {figuratively} to torment, to torture
♢ lu ij č́er mə̑jə̑m nulta {sentence} the illness has been tormenting me for ten years
5. {figuratively} to nag, to quarrel
♢ poškudo-βlak βaš-βaš nultat {sentence} the neighbours are quarreling
6. {figuratively} to eat away, to corrode, to destroy
♢ šümem turgə̑žlanə̑maš nulta {sentence} anxiety is eating at my heart
7. {figuratively} to cram, to hit the books
♦ ekzamen deč́ onč́ə̑č́ algebrə̑m nultem {verb II} to cram for an algebra test
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nulten kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ meraŋ olmapum nulten koden {sentence} the hare gnawed at the apple tree
// nulten pə̑tarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ kol'a mešakə̑m nulten pə̑taren {sentence} the mice gnawed the sack away
