< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puojtē
 | 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
From earlier *pajta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.
Noun
*puojtē
- fat
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *puojtē | |
| Genitive | *puoj̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *puojtē | *puoj̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *puoj̯t̯ēm | *puoj̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *puojtētē | |
| Genitive | *puoj̯t̯ēn | *puoj̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *puojtēnē | *puoj̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *puoj̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *puoj̯t̯ēstē | *puoj̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *puojtās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *puoj̯t̯ijnē *puoj̯t̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *puoj̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: buajtehks
- Ume Sami: büeidee
- Pite Sami: buäjjde
- Lule Sami: buojdde
- Northern Sami: buoidi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: pyeiˈdi
- Skolt Sami: pueiʹdd
- Kildin Sami: пӯййт (pūjjt)
- Ter Sami: pïjjde
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