Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/toppë

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *tuppi. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow”), whence Middle Low German dop, doppe (“sheath, case”).

Noun

*toppë

1. sheath

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*toppë
Genitive	*top̯p̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*toppë	*top̯p̯ëk
Accusative	*top̯p̯ëm	*top̯p̯ëjtē
Partitive	*toppëtē
Genitive	*top̯p̯ën	*top̯p̯ëj
Essive	*toppënē	*top̯p̯ëjnē
Inessive	*top̯p̯ësnē
Elative	*top̯p̯ëstē	*top̯p̯ëjstē
Illative	*toppës̯ën	—
Comitative	*top̯p̯ëjnē *top̯p̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*top̯p̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: dahpe
  • Pite Sami: dåhppå
  • Lule Sami: dåhppå
  • Northern Sami: dohppa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tuppâ
  • Skolt Sami: topp
  • Kildin Sami: то̄һп (tōhp)
  • Ter Sami: tohhp

Further reading

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