Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kiδë

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

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Noun

*kiδë

1. spring (season)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kiδë
Genitive	*kiδ̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kiδë	*kiδ̯ëk
Accusative	*kiδ̯ëm	*kiδ̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kiδëtē
Genitive	*kiδ̯ën	*kiδ̯ëj
Essive	*kiδënē	*kiδ̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kiδ̯ësnē
Elative	*kiδ̯ëstē	*kiδ̯ëjstē
Illative	*kiδës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kiδ̯ëjnē *kiδ̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kiδ̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gïjre
  • Ume Sami: gïjđđa
  • Pite Sami: girra, gidda
  • Lule Sami: gidá
  • Northern Sami: giđđa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kiđđâ
  • Skolt Sami: ǩiđđ
  • Kildin Sami: кыдт (kydt)
  • Ter Sami: kïtt

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