< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kientē
 | 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
*kientē
- meadow, field
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kientē | |
| Genitive | *kien̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kientē | *kien̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *kien̯t̯ēm | *kien̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *kientētē | |
| Genitive | *kien̯t̯ēn | *kien̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *kientēnē | *kien̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *kien̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *kien̯t̯ēstē | *kien̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *kientās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *kien̯t̯ijnē *kien̯t̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *kien̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: giedtie
- Ume Sami: geädˈdie
- Pite Sami: gädˈde
- Lule Sami: giedde
- Northern Sami: gieddi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: kiedˈdi
- Skolt Sami: ǩeʹdd
- Kildin Sami: кӣннт (kīnnt)
- → Russian: кинтище (kintišče)
- Ter Sami: kïnnd
- → Finnish: kenttä
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