Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kopē

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

Noun

*kopē

1. pit

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kopē
Genitive	*kop̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kopē	*kop̯ēk
Accusative	*kop̯ēm	*kop̯ijtē
Partitive	*kopētē
Genitive	*kop̯ēn	*kop̯ij
Essive	*kopēnē	*kop̯ijnē
Inessive	*kop̯ēsnē
Elative	*kop̯ēstē	*kop̯ijstē
Illative	*kopās̯ën	—
Comitative	*kop̯ijnē *kop̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*kop̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: guhpie
  • Pite Sami: gåhpe
  • Lule Sami: gåhpe
  • Northern Sami: gohpi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kope
  • Skolt Sami: kååʹpp
  • Kildin Sami: коабпь (kåbp’)

Further reading

• 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