Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëčē

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

Alternative forms

• *eačē, *ičē, *āččē

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ićä / *ećä (*ëčē < *ićä, *eačē < *ećä). This word has many variants; in Western Samic, this word is instead represented as *āččē (as if from *äććä). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. explain why. what about *ičē?

Noun

*ëčē

1. father

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ëčē
Genitive	*ëč̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ëčē	*ëč̯ēk
Accusative	*ëč̯ēm	*ëč̯ijtē
Partitive	*ëčētē
Genitive	*ëč̯ēn	*ëč̯ij
Essive	*ëčēnē	*ëč̯ijnē
Inessive	*ëč̯ēsnē
Elative	*ëč̯ēstē	*ëč̯ijstē
Illative	*ëčās̯ën	—
Comitative	*ëč̯ijnē *ëč̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*ëč̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic: (all < *āččē)
  • Southern Sami: aehtjie
  • Ume Sami: áhttjie
  • Pite Sami: áhttje
  • Lule Sami: áhttje
  • Northern Sami: áhčči
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: eeči (< *eačē)
  • Kemi Sami: äätj (< *eačē)
  • Skolt Sami: eʹčč (< *ičē)
  • Akkala Sami: эһч (ehč), е̄ч (jēč) (< *ëčē)
  • Kildin Sami: аджь (adž’) (< *ëčē)
  • Ter Sami: jiečče (< *eačē)

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