Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuoptō

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-Norse [script needed] (*þoftǭ), from Proto-Germanic *þuftǭ (whence Old English þoft, Swedish toft).

Noun

*tuoptō

  1. (nautical) thwart (seat across a boat on which a rower may sit)
    Synonym: *tiljā

Inflection

Even
Nominative *tuoptō
Genitive *tuop̯t̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tuoptō *tuop̯t̯ōk
Accusative *tuop̯t̯ōm *tuop̯t̯ōjtē
Partitive *tuoptōtē
Genitive *tuop̯t̯ōn *tuop̯t̯ōj
Essive *tuoptōnē *tuop̯t̯ōjnē
Inessive *tuop̯t̯ōsnē
Elative *tuop̯t̯ōstē *tuop̯t̯ōjstē
Illative *tuoptus̯ën —
Comitative *tuop̯t̯ōjnē
*tuop̯t̯ujnë 		—
Abessive *tuop̯t̯ōptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: duoppto
    • Northern Sami: duoktu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: tuáptu
    • Skolt Sami:

Further reading

  • Juutinen, Markus & Kuokkala, Juha. (2025) Sámegielaid čázádagaid guoskevaš sánit [1]
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.