Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nëδë

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-Uralic *nüde.

Noun

*nëδë

1. handle

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*nëδë
Genitive	*nëδ̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nëδë	*nëδ̯ëk
Accusative	*nëδ̯ëm	*nëδ̯ëjtē
Partitive	*nëδëtē
Genitive	*nëδ̯ën	*nëδ̯ëj
Essive	*nëδënē	*nëδ̯ëjnē
Inessive	*nëδ̯ësnē
Elative	*nëδ̯ëstē	*nëδ̯ëjstē
Illative	*nëδës̯ën	—
Comitative	*nëδ̯ëjnē *nëδ̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*nëδ̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nïrre
  • Ume Sami: nađˈđa
  • Pite Sami: narra, nadda
  • Lule Sami: nahta
  • Northern Sami: nađđa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: nõđđ
  • Kildin Sami: нэ̄дт (nēdt)

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