Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/këncë

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

From Proto-Uralic *künče.

Noun

*këncë

1. nail
2. claw

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*këncë
Genitive	*kën̯c̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*këncë	*kën̯c̯ëk
Accusative	*kën̯c̯ëm	*kën̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive	*këncëtē
Genitive	*kën̯c̯ën	*kën̯c̯ëj
Essive	*këncënē	*kën̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kën̯c̯ësnē
Elative	*kën̯c̯ëstē	*kën̯c̯ëjstē
Illative	*këncës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kën̯c̯ëjnē *kën̯c̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kën̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gadtse
  • Ume Sami: gadˈtsa
  • Pite Sami: gadˈtsa
  • Lule Sami: gadtsa
  • Northern Sami: gazza
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kozzâ
  • Skolt Sami: kõʒʒ
  • Kildin Sami: кэ̄ннц (kēnnc)
  • Ter Sami: kânnʒ

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