Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/luostē

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

From earlier *lasta, cognate with Proto-Finnic *lasta, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian lazda).

Noun

*luostē

  1. streak of lighter hair on the side of a reindeer

Inflection

Even
Nominative *luostē
Genitive *luos̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *luostē *luos̯t̯ēk
Accusative *luos̯t̯ēm *luos̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *luostētē
Genitive *luos̯t̯ēn *luos̯t̯ij
Essive *luostēnē *luos̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *luos̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *luos̯t̯ēstē *luos̯t̯ijstē
Illative *luostās̯ën —
Comitative *luos̯t̯ijnē
*luos̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *luos̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: luestie
    • Northern Sami: luosti
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: lyesti
    • Skolt Sami: lueʹstt- (in compound: lueʹsttsõõus)

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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