Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nāpē

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 *napa.

Noun

*nāpē

  1. navel

Inflection

Even
Nominative *nāpē
Genitive *nāp̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nāpē *nāp̯ēk
Accusative *nāp̯ēm *nāp̯ijtē
Partitive *nāpētē
Genitive *nāp̯ēn *nāp̯ij
Essive *nāpēnē *nāp̯ijnē
Inessive *nāp̯ēsnē
Elative *nāp̯ēstē *nāp̯ijstē
Illative *nāpās̯ën —
Comitative *nāp̯ijnē
*nāp̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *nāp̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: naepie
    • Ume Sami: náhpie
    • Pite Sami: náhpe
    • Lule Sami: náhpe
    • Northern Sami: náhpi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: nääpi
    • Skolt Sami: nääʹpp
    • Akkala Sami: на̄пь (nāp’)
    • Kildin Sami: на̄бпь (nābp’)
    • Ter Sami: на̄ппе (nâ̄ppʼe)

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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