Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lijkē

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 *liika.

Noun

*lijkē

  1. excess

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lijkē
Genitive *lij̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lijkē *lij̯k̯ēk
Accusative *lij̯k̯ēm *lij̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *lijkētē
Genitive *lij̯k̯ēn *lij̯k̯ij
Essive *lijkēnē *lij̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *lij̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *lij̯k̯ēstē *lij̯k̯ijstē
Illative *lijkās̯ën
Comitative *lij̯k̯ijnē
*lij̯k̯ijnë
Abessive *lij̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: lijkie
    • Ume Sami: lijggie
    • Pite Sami: lijjge
    • Lule Sami: lijgge
    • Northern Sami: liigi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: lijge
    • Skolt Sami: leiʹǧǧ
    • Kildin Sami:

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