Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëcë

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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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According to Heikkilä (2014: 235–236), the word may descend from Proto-Uralic *wete (water). The phonological form is irregular (*vëtë would be expected), but *c is possibly due the influence of Proto-Samic *čācē (water). Other sporadic examples of the development *t > *c in Proto-Samic may exist as well, compare *coŋkëtēk.

Noun

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*vëcë

  1. freshly fallen snow

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *vëcë
Genitive *vëc̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *vëcë *vëc̯ëk
Accusative *vëc̯ëm *vëc̯ëjtē
Partitive *vëcëtē
Genitive *vëc̯ën *vëc̯ëj
Essive *vëcënē *vëc̯ëjnē
Inessive *vëc̯ësnē
Elative *vëc̯ëstē *vëc̯ëjstē
Illative *vëcës̯ën
Comitative *vëc̯ëjnē
*vëc̯ëjnë
Abessive *vëc̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: vahttsa
    • Pite Sami: vahtja
    • Lule Sami: vahtsa
    • Northern Sami: vahca
  • Eastern Samic:
  • Finnish: viti
  • Karelian: viti
  • Ludian: vidi

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
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
  • Heikkilä, Mikko K. 2014. Bidrag till Fennoskandiens språkliga förhistoria i tid och rum ('Addenda to the linguistic prehistory of Fennoscandia in time and space'). PhD thesis. Helsingfors Universitet. →ISBN