< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/seajpē
 | 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
*seajpē
- tail
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *seajpē | |
| Genitive | *seaj̯p̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *seajpē | *seaj̯p̯ēk |
| Accusative | *seaj̯p̯ēm | *seaj̯p̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *seajpētē | |
| Genitive | *seaj̯p̯ēn | *seaj̯p̯ij |
| Essive | *seajpēnē | *seaj̯p̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *seaj̯p̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *seaj̯p̯ēstē | *seaj̯p̯ijstē |
| Illative | *seajpās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *seaj̯p̯ijnē *seaj̯p̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *seaj̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: siejpie
- Ume Sami: seäjbbie
- Pite Sami: säjjbe
- Lule Sami: siejbbe
- Northern Sami: seaibi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: seibi
- Skolt Sami: seiʹbb
- Kildin Sami: се̄ййп (sʹējjp)
- Ter Sami: siejjbe
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