Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lotē

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Finnic *luta, from Proto-Uralic *luča, or alternatively, according to Aikio (2019), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slutą (whence English slot).[1]

Noun

*lotē

  1. wedge

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lotē
Genitive *lot̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lotē *lot̯ēk
Accusative *lot̯ēm *lot̯ijtē
Partitive *lotētē
Genitive *lot̯ēn *lot̯ij
Essive *lotēnē *lot̯ijnē
Inessive *lot̯ēsnē
Elative *lot̯ēstē *lot̯ijstē
Illative *lotās̯ën —
Comitative *lot̯ijnē
*lot̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *lot̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: lohti
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: lote
    • Skolt Sami: lååʹtt
    • Ter Sami: лодтӭ (lodt’e)

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Muutamia lisiä suomen germaaniseen lainasanastoon (2019) [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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