Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suntē

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*sunda), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“strait, sound”) with semantic development "strait" > "place with a strong current (e.g. a strait)" > "place which remains unfrozen due to a strong current" > "opening in ice" (> "unfrozen").[1]

Noun

*suntē

  1. melt, thaw
  2. hole in the ice

Inflection

Even
Nominative *suntē
Genitive *sun̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *suntē *sun̯t̯ēk
Accusative *sun̯t̯ēm *sun̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *suntētē
Genitive *sun̯t̯ēn *sun̯t̯ij
Essive *suntēnē *sun̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *sun̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *sun̯t̯ēstē *sun̯t̯ijstē
Illative *suntās̯ën —
Comitative *sun̯t̯ijnē
*sun̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *sun̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sudtie
    • Ume Sami: südˈdie
    • Pite Sami: sudˈde
    • Lule Sami: sudde
    • Northern Sami: suddi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: sudde
    • Skolt Sami: suʹdd
    • Kildin Sami: суннҍт (sunn’t)
    • Ter Sami: суннҍтӭ (sunnʼt’e)

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.

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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