Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pëŋsëm

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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

From Proto-Uralic *piŋseme.

Noun

*pëŋsëm

  1. lip

Inflection

Odd
Nominative *pëŋ̯s̯ëm
Genitive *pëŋsëm̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *pëŋ̯s̯ëm *pëŋsëm̯ëk
Accusative *pëŋsëm̯ëm *pëŋsëm̯ëjtē
Partitive *pëŋ̯s̯ëmtē
Genitive *pëŋsëm̯ën *pëŋsëm̯ëj
Essive *pëŋ̯s̯ëmnē *pëŋsëm̯ëjnē
Inessive *pëŋsëm̯ësnē
Elative *pëŋsëm̯ëstē *pëŋsëm̯ëjstē
Illative *pëŋ̯s̯ëm̯s̯ën
Comitative *pëŋsëm̯ëjnē
*pëŋsëm̯ëjnë
Abessive *pëŋsëm̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: bangseme
    • Ume Sami: bïŋssame (< *piŋsëm)
    • Pite Sami: baksem
    • Lule Sami: bavsev
    • Northern Sami: bavssa
  • 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