Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/māntē

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Finnic *manta.

Noun

*māntē

  1. south
  2. base

Inflection

Even
Nominative *māntē
Genitive *mān̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *māntē *mān̯t̯ēk
Accusative *mān̯t̯ēm *mān̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *māntētē
Genitive *mān̯t̯ēn *mān̯t̯ij
Essive *māntēnē *mān̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *mān̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *mān̯t̯ēstē *mān̯t̯ijstē
Illative *māntās̯ën —
Comitative *mān̯t̯ijnē
*mān̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *mān̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Derived terms

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: máddi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: mäddi
    • Kildin Sami: моант (månt), моаннт (månnt), моа̄нт (måånt, “tree base; thick bottom part of a tree”)

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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