Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)āvtë

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

Uncertain. Either borrowed from Old Norse æðr or from a common unattested source.

Noun

*(h)āvtë

1. eider

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)āvtë
Genitive	*(h)āv̯t̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)āvtë	*(h)āv̯t̯ëk
Accusative	*(h)āv̯t̯ëm	*(h)āv̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive	*(h)āvtëtē
Genitive	*(h)āv̯t̯ën	*(h)āv̯t̯ëj
Essive	*(h)āvtënē	*(h)āv̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive	*(h)āv̯t̯ësnē
Elative	*(h)āv̯t̯ëstē	*(h)āv̯t̯ëjstē
Illative	*(h)āvtës̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)āv̯t̯ëjnē *(h)āv̯t̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*(h)āv̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: ávdda
  • Northern Sami: hávda
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: havdâ
  • Skolt Sami: audd
  • Kildin Sami: оаввт (åvvt)
  • Ter Sami: а̄ввт (â̄vvt)

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