Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tāńčë

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-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Noun

*tāńčë

1. Scandinavian, Northman

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tāńčë
Genitive	*tāń̯č̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tāńčë	*tāń̯č̯ëk
Accusative	*tāń̯č̯ëm	*tāń̯č̯ëjtē
Partitive	*tāńčëtē
Genitive	*tāń̯č̯ën	*tāń̯č̯ëj
Essive	*tāńčënē	*tāń̯č̯ëjnē
Inessive	*tāń̯č̯ësnē
Elative	*tāń̯č̯ëstē	*tāń̯č̯ëjstē
Illative	*tāńčës̯ën	—
Comitative	*tāń̯č̯ëjnē *tāń̯č̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*tāń̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: daatje (with irregular consonant development)
  • Ume Sami: dádˈtja
  • Pite Sami: dádˈtja
  • Lule Sami: dádtja
  • Northern Sami: dáža, dáčča (both with irregular consonant developments)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: taažâ
  • Skolt Sami: taaǯǯ

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