Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lëpsē

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 earlier *lopsē, from Proto-Uralic *lupsa.[1] Related to Eastern Mari лупс (lups) and Western Mari лыпш (lypš).

Noun

*lëpsē

  1. dew

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lëpsē
Genitive *lëp̯s̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lëpsē *lëp̯s̯ēk
Accusative *lëp̯s̯ēm *lëp̯s̯ijtē
Partitive *lëpsētē
Genitive *lëp̯s̯ēn *lëp̯s̯ij
Essive *lëpsēnē *lëp̯s̯ijnē
Inessive *lëp̯s̯ēsnē
Elative *lëp̯s̯ēstē *lëp̯s̯ijstē
Illative *lëpsās̯ën —
Comitative *lëp̯s̯ijnē
*lëp̯s̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *lëp̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: lepsie
    • Ume Sami: lapˈsee
    • Pite Sami: lapˈsie
    • Northern Sami: laksi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: lapse
    • Skolt Sami: lâʹpss
    • Kildin Sami: лаппьс (lapp’s)
    • Ter Sami: лаппьсе (lâppʼsʼe)

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.
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