Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rëθē

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

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Noun

*rëθē

1. winter road

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*rëθē
Genitive	*rëθ̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rëθē	*rëθ̯ēk
Accusative	*rëθ̯ēm	*rëθ̯ijtē
Partitive	*rëθētē
Genitive	*rëθ̯ēn	*rëθ̯ij
Essive	*rëθēnē	*rëθ̯ijnē
Inessive	*rëθ̯ēsnē
Elative	*rëθ̯ēstē	*rëθ̯ijstē
Illative	*rëθās̯ën	—
Comitative	*rëθ̯ijnē *rëθ̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*rëθ̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: rihrie
  • Ume Sami: rihđđie, rihrrie
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: rahte
  • Northern Sami: raŧŧi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: rađ̣e
  • Kemi Sami: ryõta, ryõđta
  • Kildin Sami: рыдтҍ (rydt’)
  • Ter Sami: rïtta

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