Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)āvtē

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-Finnic *hauta, a doublet of *suovtē.

Noun

*(h)āvtē

1. pit
2. grave

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)āvtē
Genitive	*(h)āv̯t̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)āvtē	*(h)āv̯t̯ēk
Accusative	*(h)āv̯t̯ēm	*(h)āv̯t̯ijtē
Partitive	*(h)āvtētē
Genitive	*(h)āv̯t̯ēn	*(h)āv̯t̯ij
Essive	*(h)āvtēnē	*(h)āv̯t̯ijnē
Inessive	*(h)āv̯t̯ēsnē
Elative	*(h)āv̯t̯ēstē	*(h)āv̯t̯ijstē
Illative	*(h)āvtās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)āv̯t̯ijnē *(h)āv̯t̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(h)āv̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: haevtie
  • Ume Sami: hávddie
  • Pite Sami: hávvde
  • Lule Sami: hávdde
  • Northern Sami: hávdi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: hävdi
  • Skolt Sami: äuʹdd
  • Kildin Sami: а̄ввьт (āvv’t)
  • Ter Sami: аввьтӭ

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