Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ntë

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 Proto-Uralic *-mte. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-nci, Hungarian -d.

Suffix

*-ntë

1. Forms ordinal adjectives from cardinal numbers.

Derived terms

Category Proto-Samic terms suffixed with *-ntë not found

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: -de
  • Lule Sami: -t
  • Northern Sami: -t
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: -d