Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/koatē

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *kota.

Noun

*koatē

1. tent, hut

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*koatē
Genitive	*koat̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*koatē	*koat̯ēk
Accusative	*koat̯ēm	*koat̯ijtē
Partitive	*koatētē
Genitive	*koat̯ēn	*koat̯ij
Essive	*koatēnē	*koat̯ijnē
Inessive	*koat̯ēsnē
Elative	*koat̯ēstē	*koat̯ijstē
Illative	*koatās̯ën	—
Comitative	*koat̯ijnē *koat̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*koat̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gåetie
  • Ume Sami: gå̄htie
  • Pite Sami: gå̄hte
  • Lule Sami: goahte
  • Northern Sami: goahti
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kuáti
  • Skolt Sami: kuẹʹtt
  • Akkala Sami: куэһтҍ (kueht’)
  • Kildin Sami: куэдтҍ (kuedt’)
  • Ter Sami: кыэдтӭ
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: kåte
• → Swedish: kåta

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland