Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këpjë

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hiwją.

Noun

*këpjë

  1. dust

Inflection

Even
Nominative *këpjë
Genitive *këp̯j̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *këpjë *këp̯j̯ëk
Accusative *këp̯j̯ëm *këp̯j̯ëjtē
Partitive *këpjëtē
Genitive *këp̯j̯ën *këp̯j̯ëj
Essive *këpjënē *këp̯j̯ëjnē
Inessive *këp̯j̯ësnē
Elative *këp̯j̯ëstē *këp̯j̯ëjstē
Illative *këpjës̯ën —
Comitative *këp̯j̯ëjnē
*këp̯j̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *këp̯j̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: gavja
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kovjâ
    • Skolt Sami: kõbjj (“dandruff”)
    • Kildin Sami: кэ̄ббьй (kēbb’j)
    • Ter Sami: kâbbj

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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