nulte•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to gnaw, to gnaw at, to pick
♦ lum nulte•m {verb II} to gnaw at a bone
♦ ko•ləm nulte•m {verb II} to gnaw at a fish
♦ puʃe•ŋgəm nulte•m {verb II} to gnaw at a tree
2. to nibble, to nip, to eat
♦ ki•ndəm nulte•m {verb II} to nibble on bread
♦ sukara•m nulte•m {verb II} to nibble on rusks
♦ ʃu•dəm nulte•m {verb II} to nip at grass
3. {figuratively} to eat at, to torment, to worry (thoughts, feelings)
♢ o•jgo nulta• t͡ɕone•məm {sentence} grief is eating at me
♢ o•jgo ʃyme•məm nulta• {sentence} grief is eating at me
4. {figuratively} to torment, to torture
♢ lu ij t͡ɕer mə•jəm nulta• {sentence} the illness has been tormenting me for ten years
5. {figuratively} to nag, to quarrel
♢ poʃku•do-βlak βaʃ-βaʃ nulta•t {sentence} the neighbours are quarreling
6. {figuratively} to eat away, to corrode, to destroy
♢ ʃyme•m turgəʒlanəma•ʃ nulta• {sentence} anxiety is eating at my heart
7. {figuratively} to cram, to hit the books
♦ ekza•men det͡ɕ o•nt͡ɕət͡ɕ a•lgebrəm nulte•m {verb II} to cram for an algebra test
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nulte•n kode•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mera•ŋ olmapu•m nulte•n kode•n {sentence} the hare gnawed at the apple tree
// nulte•n pətare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ koʎa• meʃa•kəm nulte•n pətare•n {sentence} the mice gnawed the sack away
