Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keapë

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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 *käpü.

Noun

*keapë

  1. netting-needle

Inflection

Even
Nominative *keapë
Genitive *keap̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *keapë *keap̯ëk
Accusative *keap̯ëm *keap̯ëjtē
Partitive *keapëtē
Genitive *keap̯ën *keap̯ëj
Essive *keapënē *keap̯ëjnē
Inessive *keap̯ësnē
Elative *keap̯ëstē *keap̯ëjstē
Illative *keapës̯ën
Comitative *keap̯ëjnē
*keap̯ëjnë
Abessive *keap̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: gehpa
    • Northern Sami: geahpa
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kiäpu
    • Skolt Sami: ǩiâpp
    • Kildin Sami: (kiebb)
    • Ter Sami: (kiepp)

Further reading

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