Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nijpē

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 [script needed] (*knība-), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz.

Noun

*nijpē

1. knife

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*nijpē
Genitive	*nij̯p̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nijpē	*nij̯p̯ēk
Accusative	*nij̯p̯ēm	*nij̯p̯ijtē
Partitive	*nijpētē
Genitive	*nij̯p̯ēn	*nij̯p̯ij
Essive	*nijpēnē	*nij̯p̯ijnē
Inessive	*nij̯p̯ēsnē
Elative	*nij̯p̯ēstē	*nij̯p̯ijstē
Illative	*nijpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*nij̯p̯ijnē *nij̯p̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*nij̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nejpie (from *nëjpē)
  • Ume Sami: nijbbie
  • Pite Sami: nijjbe
  • Lule Sami: nijbbe
  • Northern Sami: niibi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nijbe
  • Skolt Sami: neiʹbb
  • Akkala Sami: ныййпь (nyjjp’)
  • Kildin Sami: ныййп (nyjjp)
  • Ter Sami: nijjbe

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