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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *pište. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *pihti.
Noun
*pëstë
- pliers, pincers
Inflection
Even
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Nominative
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*pëstë
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Genitive
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*pës̯t̯ën
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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*pëstë
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*pës̯t̯ëk
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Accusative
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*pës̯t̯ëm
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*pës̯t̯ëjtē
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Partitive
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*pëstëtē
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Genitive
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*pës̯t̯ën
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*pës̯t̯ëj
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Essive
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*pëstënē
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*pës̯t̯ëjnē
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Inessive
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*pës̯t̯ësnē
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Elative
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*pës̯t̯ëstē
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*pës̯t̯ëjstē
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Illative
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*pëstës̯ën
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—
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Comitative
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*pës̯t̯ëjnē *pës̯t̯ëjnë
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—
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Abessive
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*pës̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk
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—
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Descendants
- Western Samic:
- 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