Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tënē

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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 earlier *tinā, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tiną.

Noun

*tënē

  1. tin (metal)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *tënē
Genitive *tën̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tënē *tën̯ēk
Accusative *tën̯ēm *tën̯ijtē
Partitive *tënētē
Genitive *tën̯ēn *tën̯ij
Essive *tënēnē *tën̯ijnē
Inessive *tën̯ēsnē
Elative *tën̯ēstē *tën̯ijstē
Illative *tënās̯ën
Comitative *tën̯ijnē
*tën̯ijnë
Abessive *tën̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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