Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rëntē

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Proto-Finnic *rinta of the same meaning.

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Noun[edit]

*rëntē

  1. breast, chest

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *rëntē
Genitive *rën̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *rëntē *rën̯t̯ēk
Accusative *rën̯t̯ēm *rën̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *rëntētē
Genitive *rën̯t̯ēn *rën̯t̯ij
Essive *rëntēnē *rën̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *rën̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *rën̯t̯ēstē *rën̯t̯ijstē
Illative *rëntās̯ën
Comitative *rën̯t̯ijnē
*rën̯t̯ijnë
Abessive *rën̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: redtie
    • Pite Sami: radde
    • Lule Sami: radde
    • Northern Sami: raddi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading[edit]

  • 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