Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kusë

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-Norse *kussō, from Proto-Germanic *kursô.

Noun

*kusë

  1. cow

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kusë
Genitive *kus̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kusë *kus̯ëk
Accusative *kus̯ëm *kus̯ëjtē
Partitive *kusëtē
Genitive *kus̯ën *kus̯ëj
Essive *kusënē *kus̯ëjnē
Inessive *kus̯ësnē
Elative *kus̯ëstē *kus̯ëjstē
Illative *kusës̯ën —
Comitative *kus̯ëjnē
*kus̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *kus̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: govse
    • Ume Sami: guvssa
    • Pite Sami: gussa
    • Lule Sami: gussa
    • Northern Sami: gussa
  • Eastern Samic:

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
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