Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pontë

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

Noun

*pontë

1. moment

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pontë
Genitive	*pon̯t̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pontë	*pon̯t̯ëk
Accusative	*pon̯t̯ëm	*pon̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive	*pontëtē
Genitive	*pon̯t̯ën	*pon̯t̯ëj
Essive	*pontënē	*pon̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive	*pon̯t̯ësnē
Elative	*pon̯t̯ëstē	*pon̯t̯ëjstē
Illative	*pontës̯ën	—
Comitative	*pon̯t̯ëjnē *pon̯t̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*pon̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bodte
  • Ume Sami: bådˈda
  • Pite Sami: bådˈdå
  • Lule Sami: båddå
  • Northern Sami: bodda
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: puddâ
  • Skolt Sami: podd

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