Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuompër

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

Most likely borrowed from Slavic. Compare Proto-Slavic *gǫba, Slovene goba, Slovak huba.

Noun

*kuompër

  1. mushroom
  2. fungus

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kuom̯p̯ër
Genitive *kuom̯p̯ërn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuom̯p̯ër *kuom̯p̯ërk
Accusative *kuom̯p̯ërm *kuom̯p̯ërjtē
Partitive *kuom̯p̯ërtē
Genitive *kuom̯p̯ërn *kuom̯p̯ërj
Essive *kuom̯p̯ërnē *kuom̯p̯ërjnē
Inessive *kuom̯p̯ërsnē
Elative *kuom̯p̯ërstē *kuom̯p̯ërjstē
Illative *kuom̯p̯ër̯s̯ën
Comitative *kuom̯p̯ërjnē
*kuom̯p̯ërjnë
Abessive *kuom̯p̯ërptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: guobbere
    • Ume Sami: guabˈbar
    • Pite Sami: kuoppar
    • Lule Sami: guoppar
    • Northern Sami: guoppar
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kuobâr
    • Skolt Sami: kuõbbâr
    • Akkala Sami: кумбар (kumbar)
    • Kildin Sami: кӯмпар (kūmpar)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kī̮mba̮r)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland