Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lëpsē

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

Uncertain. Could possibly be related to *lupša. In this case, related to Erzya лекш (ľekš), Moksha леш (ľeš) Eastern Mari лупс (lups) and Western Mari лыпш (lypš).

Noun

*lëpsē

1. dew

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*lëpsē
Genitive	*lëp̯s̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lëpsē	*lëp̯s̯ēk
Accusative	*lëp̯s̯ēm	*lëp̯s̯ijtē
Partitive	*lëpsētē
Genitive	*lëp̯s̯ēn	*lëp̯s̯ij
Essive	*lëpsēnē	*lëp̯s̯ijnē
Inessive	*lëp̯s̯ēsnē
Elative	*lëp̯s̯ēstē	*lëp̯s̯ijstē
Illative	*lëpsās̯ën	—
Comitative	*lëp̯s̯ijnē *lëp̯s̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*lëp̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: lepsie
  • Ume Sami: lapˈsee
  • Pite Sami: lapˈsie
  • Northern Sami: laksi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lapse
  • Skolt Sami: lâʹpss
  • Kildin Sami: лаппьс (lapp’s)
  • Ter Sami: лаппьсе (lâppʼsʼe)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “le̮psē”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland