Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/urpē

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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 *urpa.

Noun

*urpē

  1. catkin

Inflection

Even
Nominative *urpē
Genitive *ur̯p̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *urpē *ur̯p̯ēk
Accusative *ur̯p̯ēm *ur̯p̯ijtē
Partitive *urpētē
Genitive *ur̯p̯ēn *ur̯p̯ij
Essive *urpēnē *ur̯p̯ijnē
Inessive *ur̯p̯ēsnē
Elative *ur̯p̯ēstē *ur̯p̯ijstē
Illative *urpās̯ën
Comitative *ur̯p̯ijnē
*ur̯p̯ijnë
Abessive *ur̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: urpie
    • Pite Sami: urrbe
    • Lule Sami: urbbe
    • Northern Sami: urbi
  • 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