Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keartē

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 *kërta.

Noun

*keartē

  1. time, occasion
  2. layer
  3. thread, strand

Inflection

Even
Nominative *keartē
Genitive *kear̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *keartē *kear̯t̯ēk
Accusative *kear̯t̯ēm *kear̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *keartētē
Genitive *kear̯t̯ēn *kear̯t̯ij
Essive *keartēnē *kear̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *kear̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *kear̯t̯ēstē *kear̯t̯ijstē
Illative *keartās̯ën —
Comitative *kear̯t̯ijnē
*kear̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *kear̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: giertie
    • >? Ume Sami: geärddie
    • >? Pite Sami: gärrde
    • Lule Sami: gierdde
    • Northern Sami: geardi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kerdi
    • Skolt Sami: ǩeʹrdd
    • Kildin Sami: ке̄ррьт (kierr’t)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (kier̜̄d̜e)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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