Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuossē

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

Etymology

From earlier *kansa (compare Proto-Finnic *kansa), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *xansā (later *hansō). Doublet of *kāncē.

Noun

*kuossē

1. guest

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kuossē
Genitive	*kuos̯s̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kuossē	*kuos̯s̯ēk
Accusative	*kuos̯s̯ēm	*kuos̯s̯ijtē
Partitive	*kuossētē
Genitive	*kuos̯s̯ēn	*kuos̯s̯ij
Essive	*kuossēnē	*kuos̯s̯ijnē
Inessive	*kuos̯s̯ēsnē
Elative	*kuos̯s̯ēstē	*kuos̯s̯ijstē
Illative	*kuossās̯ën	—
Comitative	*kuos̯s̯ijnē *kuos̯s̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*kuos̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: guessie
  • Ume Sami: guösˈsie
  • Pite Sami: guäsˈse
  • Lule Sami: guosˈse
  • Northern Sami: guosˈsi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kyesˈsi
  • Skolt Sami: kueʹsˈs
  • Kildin Sami: кӯссь (kūss’)
  • Ter Sami: kïsˈse

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
• Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.