Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këncë

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

From Proto-Uralic *künče.

Noun

*këncë

  1. nail
  2. claw

Inflection

Even
Nominative *këncë
Genitive *kën̯c̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *këncë *kën̯c̯ëk
Accusative *kën̯c̯ëm *kën̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive *këncëtē
Genitive *kën̯c̯ën *kën̯c̯ëj
Essive *këncënē *kën̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive *kën̯c̯ësnē
Elative *kën̯c̯ëstē *kën̯c̯ëjstē
Illative *këncës̯ën —
Comitative *kën̯c̯ëjnē
*kën̯c̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *kën̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gadtse
    • Ume Sami: gadˈtsa
    • Pite Sami: gadˈtsa
    • Lule Sami: gadtsa
    • Northern Sami: gazza
  • Eastern Samic:

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
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