nultem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to gnaw, to gnaw at, to pick
♦ lum nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a bone
♦ koləm nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a fish
♦ puʃeŋgəm nultem {verb II} to gnaw at a tree
2. to nibble, to nip, to eat
♦ kindəm nultem {verb II} to nibble on bread
♦ sukaram nultem {verb II} to nibble on rusks
♦ ʃudəm nultem {verb II} to nip at grass
3. {figuratively} to eat at, to torment, to worry (thoughts, feelings)
♢ ojgo nulta t͡ɕoneməm {sentence} grief is eating at me
♢ ojgo ʃymeməm nulta {sentence} grief is eating at me
4. {figuratively} to torment, to torture
♢ lu ij t͡ɕer məjəm nulta {sentence} the illness has been tormenting me for ten years
5. {figuratively} to nag, to quarrel
♢ poʃkudo-βlak βaʃ-βaʃ nultat {sentence} the neighbours are quarreling
6. {figuratively} to eat away, to corrode, to destroy
♢ ʃymem turgəʒlanəmaʃ nulta {sentence} anxiety is eating at my heart
7. {figuratively} to cram, to hit the books
♦ ekzamen det͡ɕ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ algebrəm 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 pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ koʎa meʃakəm nulten pətaren {sentence} the mice gnawed the sack away
