< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këpjë
 | 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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hiwją.
Noun
*këpjë
- dust
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *këpjë | |
| Genitive | *këp̯j̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *këpjë | *këp̯j̯ëk |
| Accusative | *këp̯j̯ëm | *këp̯j̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *këpjëtē | |
| Genitive | *këp̯j̯ën | *këp̯j̯ëj |
| Essive | *këpjënē | *këp̯j̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *këp̯j̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *këp̯j̯ëstē | *këp̯j̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *këpjës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *këp̯j̯ëjnē *këp̯j̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *këp̯j̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: gavja
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: kovjâ
- Skolt Sami: kõbjj (“dandruff”)
- Kildin Sami: кэ̄ббьй (kēbbʹj)
- Ter Sami: kâbbj
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