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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/niejtë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *nejde. Cognate with Finnish neiti.
Noun
*niejtë
- daughter
- girl
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *niejtë | |
| Genitive | *niej̯t̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *niejtë | *niej̯t̯ëk |
| Accusative | *niej̯t̯ëm | *niej̯t̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *niejtëtē | |
| Genitive | *niej̯t̯ën | *niej̯t̯ëj |
| Essive | *niejtënē | *niej̯t̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *niej̯t̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *niej̯t̯ëstē | *niej̯t̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *niejtës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *niej̯t̯ëjnē *niej̯t̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *niej̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: nïejte
- Ume Sami: neäjdda
- Pite Sami: näjjda
- Lule Sami: niejdda
- Northern Sami: nieida
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nieiˈdâ
- Skolt Sami: nijdd
- Kildin Sami: нӣййт (nījjt)
- Ter Sami: nijjd
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