Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kiepë

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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-Baltic (whence Latvian kvēpi (soot)).

Noun

*kiepë

  1. soot
    Synonym: *ruottē

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kiepë
Genitive *kiep̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kiepë *kiep̯ëk
Accusative *kiep̯ëm *kiep̯ëjtē
Partitive *kiepëtē
Genitive *kiep̯ën *kiep̯ëj
Essive *kiepënē *kiep̯ëjnē
Inessive *kiep̯ësnē
Elative *kiep̯ëstē *kiep̯ëjstē
Illative *kiepës̯ën
Comitative *kiep̯ëjnē
*kiep̯ëjnë
Abessive *kiep̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: giehpa
    • Northern Sami: giehpa
  • Eastern Samic:

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