Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nāpē

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-Finnic *napa.

Noun

*nāpē

1. navel

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*nāpē
Genitive	*nāp̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nāpē	*nāp̯ēk
Accusative	*nāp̯ēm	*nāp̯ijtē
Partitive	*nāpētē
Genitive	*nāp̯ēn	*nāp̯ij
Essive	*nāpēnē	*nāp̯ijnē
Inessive	*nāp̯ēsnē
Elative	*nāp̯ēstē	*nāp̯ijstē
Illative	*nāpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*nāp̯ijnē *nāp̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*nāp̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: naepie
  • Ume Sami: náhpie
  • Pite Sami: náhpe
  • Lule Sami: náhpe
  • Northern Sami: náhpi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nääpi
  • Skolt Sami: nääʹpp
  • Akkala Sami: на̄пь (nāp’)
  • Kildin Sami: на̄бпь (nābp’)
  • Ter Sami: на̄ппе

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