Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāstē

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-Finno-Permic *täštä. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *tähti.

Noun

*tāstē

  1. star
    Synonyms: *tāsnē, *nāstē

Inflection

Even
Nominative *tāstē
Genitive *tās̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tāstē *tās̯t̯ēk
Accusative *tās̯t̯ēm *tās̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *tāstētē
Genitive *tās̯t̯ēn *tās̯t̯ij
Essive *tāstēnē *tās̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *tās̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *tās̯t̯ēstē *tās̯t̯ijstē
Illative *tāstās̯ën
Comitative *tās̯t̯ijnē
*tās̯t̯ijnë
Abessive *tās̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: daasta
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: täʹstt
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (tāst)
    • Kildin Sami: та̄ссьт (tāss’t)
    • Ter Sami: та̄ссьтӭ (tâ̄ssʼt’e)

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