< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nijpē
 | This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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
*nijpē
- knife
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nijpē | |
| Genitive | *nij̯p̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nijpē | *nij̯p̯ēk |
| Accusative | *nij̯p̯ēm | *nij̯p̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *nijpētē | |
| Genitive | *nij̯p̯ēn | *nij̯p̯ij |
| Essive | *nijpēnē | *nij̯p̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *nij̯p̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *nij̯p̯ēstē | *nij̯p̯ijstē |
| Illative | *nijpās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *nij̯p̯ijnē *nij̯p̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *nij̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: nejpie
- Ume Sami: nijbbie
- Pite Sami: nijjbe
- Lule Sami: nijbbe
- Northern Sami: niibi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nijbe
- Skolt Sami: neiʹbb
- Kildin Sami: ныййп (nɨjjp)
- Ter Sami: nijjbe
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