Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/niejtë

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 *nejde. Cognate with Finnish neiti.

Noun

*niejtë

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Inflection

Even
Nominative *niejtë
Genitive *niej̯t̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *niejtë *niej̯t̯ëk
Accusative *niej̯t̯ëm *niej̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive *niejtëtē
Genitive *niej̯t̯ën *niej̯t̯ëj
Essive *niejtënē *niej̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive *niej̯t̯ësnē
Elative *niej̯t̯ëstē *niej̯t̯ëjstē
Illative *niejtës̯ën —
Comitative *niej̯t̯ëjnē
*niej̯t̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *niej̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: nïejte
    • Ume Sami: neäjdda
    • Pite Sami: näjjda
    • Lule Sami: niejdda
    • Northern Sami: nieida
  • 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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