< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāvtë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from North Germanic (compare Old Norse dauði), from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (“death”).
Noun
*tāvtë
- disease, sickness
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tāvtë | |
| Genitive | *tāv̯t̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tāvtë | *tāv̯t̯ëk |
| Accusative | *tāv̯t̯ëm | *tāv̯t̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *tāvtëtē | |
| Genitive | *tāv̯t̯ën | *tāv̯t̯ëj |
| Essive | *tāvtënē | *tāv̯t̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *tāv̯t̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *tāv̯t̯ëstē | *tāv̯t̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *tāvtës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *tāv̯t̯ëjnē *tāv̯t̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *tāv̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Ume Sami: dávdda
- Pite Sami: dávvda
- Lule Sami: dávdda
- Northern Sami: dávda
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: tavdâ
- Skolt Sami: taudd
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