Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nāpē

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *napa.

Noun

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*nāpē

  1. navel

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *nāpē
Genitive *nāp̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nāpē *nāp̯ēk
Accusative *nāp̯ēm *nāp̯ijtē
Partitive *nāpētē
Genitive *nāp̯ēn *nāp̯ij
Essive *nāpēnē *nāp̯ijnē
Inessive *nāp̯ēsnē
Elative *nāp̯ēstē *nāp̯ijstē
Illative *nāpās̯ën
Comitative *nāp̯ijnē
*nāp̯ijnë
Abessive *nāp̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: naepie
    • Ume Sami: náhpie
    • Pite Sami: náhpe
    • Lule Sami: náhpe
    • Northern Sami: náhpi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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