Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāvcë

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-Norse *sauðʀ (compare Old Norse sauðr), from Proto-Germanic *sauþaz.

Noun

*sāvcë

  1. sheep

Inflection

Even
Nominative *sāvcë
Genitive *sāv̯c̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *sāvcë *sāv̯c̯ëk
Accusative *sāv̯c̯ëm *sāv̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive *sāvcëtē
Genitive *sāv̯c̯ën *sāv̯c̯ëj
Essive *sāvcënē *sāv̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive *sāv̯c̯ësnē
Elative *sāv̯c̯ëstē *sāv̯c̯ëjstē
Illative *sāvcës̯ën —
Comitative *sāv̯c̯ëjnē
*sāv̯c̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *sāv̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: saavhtse
    • Ume Sami: sávttsa
    • Pite Sami: sávvtsa
    • Lule Sami: sávttsa
    • Northern Sami: sávza
  • 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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