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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kājpē
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*kājpē
- jaw
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kājpē | |
| Genitive | *kāj̯p̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kājpē | *kāj̯p̯ēk |
| Accusative | *kāj̯p̯ēm | *kāj̯p̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *kājpētē | |
| Genitive | *kāj̯p̯ēn | *kāj̯p̯ij |
| Essive | *kājpēnē | *kāj̯p̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *kāj̯p̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *kāj̯p̯ēstē | *kāj̯p̯ijstē |
| Illative | *kājpās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *kāj̯p̯ijnē *kāj̯p̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *kāj̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gaejpie
- Ume Sami: gájbbie
- Pite Sami: gájjbe
- Lule Sami: gájbbe
- Northern Sami: gáibi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: käibi
- Skolt Sami: käiʹbb
- Kildin Sami: ка̄ййп (kājjp)
- Ter Sami: kajjbe
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