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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëskē

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This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

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Etymology

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Cognate with Proto-Finnic *üskä.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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*ëskē

  1. lap (upper legs)

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *ëskē
Genitive *ës̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ëskē *ës̯k̯ēk
Accusative *ës̯k̯ēm *ës̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *ëskētē
Genitive *ës̯k̯ēn *ës̯k̯ij
Essive *ëskēnē *ës̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *ës̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *ës̯k̯ēstē *ës̯k̯ijstē
Illative *ëskās̯ën
Comitative *ës̯k̯ijnē
*ës̯k̯ijnë
Abessive *ës̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: eskie
    • Ume Sami: asskie
    • Pite Sami: asske
    • Lule Sami: asske
    • Northern Sami: aski
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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