Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/keatkē

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

Perhaps a substrate [1] Compare possibly Proto-Eskimo *qatviɣ, *qavciɣ (“wolverine”).

Noun

*keatkē

  1. wolverine

Inflection

Even
Nominative *keatkē
Genitive *keat̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *keatkē *keat̯k̯ēk
Accusative *keat̯k̯ēm *keat̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *keatkētē
Genitive *keat̯k̯ēn *keat̯k̯ij
Essive *keatkēnē *keat̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *keat̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *keat̯k̯ēstē *keat̯k̯ijstē
Illative *keatkās̯ën —
Comitative *keat̯k̯ijnē
*keat̯k̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *keat̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gierhkie
    • Ume Sami: geäŧkkie
    • Pite Sami: gättke, gärrke
    • Lule Sami: gierkke
    • Northern Sami: geatki
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: ketki
    • Skolt Sami: ǩeäʹtǩǩ
    • Akkala Sami: gedke
    • Kildin Sami: ке̄ттҍк (kiett’k)

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
  • Lehtiranta, Juhani (1989), Yhteissaamelainen sanasto [Common Sami Vocabulary] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 200) (in Finnish), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ Керт Г. М. (G. M. Kert), 2003. Этногенез саамов"
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