Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/poarttē

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European origin (compare Old Norse fóðr).

Noun

*poarttē

1. birchbark container

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*poarttē
Genitive	*poar̯t̯t̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*poarttē	*poar̯t̯t̯ēk
Accusative	*poar̯t̯t̯ēm	*poar̯t̯t̯ijtē
Partitive	*poarttētē
Genitive	*poar̯t̯t̯ēn	*poar̯t̯t̯ij
Essive	*poarttēnē	*poar̯t̯t̯ijnē
Inessive	*poar̯t̯t̯ēsnē
Elative	*poar̯t̯t̯ēstē	*poar̯t̯t̯ijstē
Illative	*poarttās̯ën	—
Comitative	*poar̯t̯t̯ijnē *poar̯t̯t̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*poar̯t̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: båerhtie
  • Lule Sami: puártti
  • Northern Sami: boarti
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: puárˈtti
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (puart)
  • Skolt Sami: puäʹrtt
  • Kildin Sami: пуэҏҏьт (puer̥r̥’t) (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Ter Sami: пыэҏҏьтэ (pïer̥r̥ʼte)

Further reading

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