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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/eampēr
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *ambrijaz, from Latin amphora, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “vased shaped ornament with a narrow neck”).
Noun
*eampēr
- bucket
Inflection
| Odd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *eam̯p̯ēr | |
| Genitive | *eampār̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *eam̯p̯ēr | *eampār̯ëk |
| Accusative | *eampār̯ëm | *eampār̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *eam̯p̯ērtē | |
| Genitive | *eampār̯ën | *eampār̯ëj |
| Essive | *eam̯p̯ērnē | *eampār̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *eampār̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *eampār̯ëstē | *eampār̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *eam̯p̯ār̯s̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *eampār̯ëjnē *eampār̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *eampār̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: iepper
- Northern Sami: eappir
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: eebir
- Skolt Sami:
- Kildin Sami: е̄мьперь (jēmʹpʹerʹ)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland