Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nāvtē

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-Germanic *nautą.

Noun

*nāvtē

  1. prey, quarry (animal which is hunted)
  2. predator

Inflection

Even
Nominative *nāvtē
Genitive *nāv̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nāvtē *nāv̯t̯ēk
Accusative *nāv̯t̯ēm *nāv̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *nāvtētē
Genitive *nāv̯t̯ēn *nāv̯t̯ij
Essive *nāvtēnē *nāv̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *nāv̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *nāv̯t̯ēstē *nāv̯t̯ijstē
Illative *nāvtās̯ën —
Comitative *nāv̯t̯ijnē
*nāv̯t̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *nāv̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: návddie
    • Pite Sami: návvde
    • Lule Sami: návdde
    • Northern Sami: návdi
  • Eastern Samic:

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
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