< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/siejtē
 | 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
Borrowed from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic *saidaz.
Noun
*siejtē
- altar stone, sieidi
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *siejtē | |
| Genitive | *siej̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *siejtē | *siej̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *siej̯t̯ēm | *siej̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *siejtētē | |
| Genitive | *siej̯t̯ēn | *siej̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *siejtēnē | *siej̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *siej̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *siej̯t̯ēstē | *siej̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *siejtās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *siej̯t̯ijnē *siej̯t̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *siej̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: säjjde
- Lule Sami: siejdde
- Northern Sami: sieidi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: sieiˈdi
- Kildin Sami:
- Ter Sami: siejjde
- → Finnish: seita
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