Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/niejtë
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Uralic *nejde. Cognate with Finnish neiti.
Noun
[edit]*niejtë
Inflection
[edit]| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *niejtë | |
| Genitive | *niej̯t̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *niejtë | *niej̯t̯ëk |
| Accusative | *niej̯t̯ëm | *niej̯t̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *niejtëtē | |
| Genitive | *niej̯t̯ën | *niej̯t̯ëj |
| Essive | *niejtënē | *niej̯t̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *niej̯t̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *niej̯t̯ëstē | *niej̯t̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *niejtës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *niej̯t̯ëjnē *niej̯t̯ëjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *niej̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
[edit]- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Further reading
[edit]- 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