Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āpē

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 Proto-Germanic *habą.

Noun

*āpē

1. sea
2. large bog

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*āpē
Genitive	*āp̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āpē	*āp̯ēk
Accusative	*āp̯ēm	*āp̯ijtē
Partitive	*āpētē
Genitive	*āp̯ēn	*āp̯ij
Essive	*āpēnē	*āp̯ijnē
Inessive	*āp̯ēsnē
Elative	*āp̯ēstē	*āp̯ijstē
Illative	*āpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*āp̯ijnē *āp̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*āp̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aepie
  • Ume Sami: áhpie
  • Pite Sami: áhpe
  • Lule Sami: áhpe
  • Northern Sami: áhpi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ääpi
  • Skolt Sami: ääʹpp
  • Kildin Sami: а̄бпь (ābp’)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland