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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/niejtë

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Uralic *nejde. Cognate with Finnish neiti.

Noun

*niejtë

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Inflection

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

  • Western Samic:
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: nieiˈdâ
    • Skolt Sami: nijdd
    • Kildin Sami: нӣййт (nījjt)
    • Ter Sami: nijjd

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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