< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nāvtē
 | 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
*nāvtē
- predator
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nāvtē | |
| Genitive | *nāv̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nāvtē | *nāv̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *nāv̯t̯ēm | *nāv̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *nāvtētē | |
| Genitive | *nāv̯t̯ēn | *nāv̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *nāvtēnē | *nāv̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *nāv̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *nāv̯t̯ēstē | *nāv̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *nāvtās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *nāv̯t̯ijnē *nāv̯t̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *nāv̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Ume Sami: návddie
- Pite Sami: návvde
- Lule Sami: návdde
- Northern Sami: návdi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nävdi
- Skolt Sami: näuʹdd
- Kildin Sami: на̄ввьт (nāvvʹt)
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