Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāntē

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

Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

*kāntē

  1. shore

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kāntē
Genitive *kān̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kāntē *kān̯t̯ēk
Accusative *kān̯t̯ēm *kān̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *kāntētē
Genitive *kān̯t̯ēn *kān̯t̯ij
Essive *kāntēnē *kān̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *kān̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *kān̯t̯ēstē *kān̯t̯ijstē
Illative *kāntās̯ën —
Comitative *kān̯t̯ijnē
*kān̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *kān̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaedtie
    • Ume Sami: gádˈdie
    • Pite Sami: gádˈde
    • Lule Sami: gádde
    • Northern Sami: gáddi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: käʹdd
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kaint)
    • Kildin Sami: ка̄ннҍт (kānn’t)

References

  1. ^ Juutinen, Markus & Kuokkala, Juha. (2025) Sámegielaid čázádagaid guoskevaš sánit [1]

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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