Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëpëkē

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

Noun

*ëpëkē

1. eagle owl

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ëpëkē
Genitive	*ëpëk̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ëpëkē	*ëpëk̯ēk
Accusative	*ëpëk̯ēm	*ëpëk̯ējtē
Partitive	*ëpëkētē
Genitive	*ëpëk̯ēn	*ëpëk̯ēj
Essive	*ëpëkēnē	*ëpëk̯ējnē
Inessive	*ëpëk̯ēsnē
Elative	*ëpëk̯ēstē	*ëpëk̯ējstē
Illative	*ëpëkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*ëpëk̯ējnē *ëpëk̯ējnë	—
Abessive	*ëpëk̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jïhpege
  • Ume Sami: jihpaga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: oppuu

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