Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rëtē

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

Noun

*rëtē

1. animal trap

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*rëtē
Genitive	*rët̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rëtē	*rët̯ēk
Accusative	*rët̯ēm	*rët̯ijtē
Partitive	*rëtētē
Genitive	*rët̯ēn	*rët̯ij
Essive	*rëtēnē	*rët̯ijnē
Inessive	*rët̯ēsnē
Elative	*rët̯ēstē	*rët̯ijstē
Illative	*rëtās̯ën	—
Comitative	*rët̯ijnē *rët̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*rët̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: rââʹtt
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: râtte

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