Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lāδvē

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-Finnic *latva.

Noun

*lāδvē

  1. treetop

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lāδvē
Genitive *lāδ̯v̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lāδvē *lāδ̯v̯ēk
Accusative *lāδ̯v̯ēm *lāδ̯v̯ijtē
Partitive *lāδvētē
Genitive *lāδ̯v̯ēn *lāδ̯v̯ij
Essive *lāδvēnē *lāδ̯v̯ijnē
Inessive *lāδ̯v̯ēsnē
Elative *lāδ̯v̯ēstē *lāδ̯v̯ijstē
Illative *lāδvās̯ën
Comitative *lāδ̯v̯ijnē
*lāδ̯v̯ijnë
Abessive *lāδ̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: larvve- (in compound larvveguossa)
    • Northern Sami: (dialectal) láđvi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: läʹdvv
    • Kildin Sami: ла̄ддҍв (lādd’v)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (lad̜̄v̜)

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