Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńińčē

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *ńimśä. In this case, cognate with Proto-Finnic *nisä and Proto-Samoyedic *ńimsä.

Noun

*ńińčē

  1. breast

Inflection

Even
Nominative *ńińčē
Genitive *ńiń̯č̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ńińčē *ńiń̯č̯ēk
Accusative *ńiń̯č̯ēm *ńiń̯č̯ijtē
Partitive *ńińčētē
Genitive *ńiń̯č̯ēn *ńiń̯č̯ij
Essive *ńińčēnē *ńiń̯č̯ijnē
Inessive *ńiń̯č̯ēsnē
Elative *ńiń̯č̯ēstē *ńiń̯č̯ijstē
Illative *ńińčās̯ën —
Comitative *ńiń̯č̯ijnē
*ńiń̯č̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *ńiń̯č̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: njidtjie
    • Ume Sami: nidˈtjee
    • Pite Sami: njittjie
    • Lule Sami: njidtje
    • Northern Sami: njižži
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njižže
    • Skolt Sami: njeʹǯǯ
    • Akkala Sami: ниннч (ninnč)
    • Kildin Sami: ниннч (ninnč)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (ńiń̄ᵈ́t́š́e)

Further reading

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