Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/supē

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

Probably from earlier *šuwpa and borrowed from the same substrate language as Proto-Finnic *haapa and Eastern Mari шопке (šopke). Potentially also related to Proto-Germanic *aspō.

Noun

*supē

  1. aspen

Inflection

Even
Nominative *supē
Genitive *sup̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *supē *sup̯ēk
Accusative *sup̯ēm *sup̯ijtē
Partitive *supētē
Genitive *sup̯ēn *sup̯ij
Essive *supēnē *sup̯ijnē
Inessive *sup̯ēsnē
Elative *sup̯ēstē *sup̯ijstē
Illative *supās̯ën —
Comitative *sup̯ijnē
*sup̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *sup̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: suvhpie
    • Ume Sami: süvbbie
    • Pite Sami: suhpe
    • Lule Sami: suhpe
    • Northern Sami: suhpi
  • Eastern Samic:

References

  • Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.

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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