Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rājkē

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 *raika.

Noun

*rājkē

1. hole

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*rājkē
Genitive	*rāj̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rājkē	*rāj̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*rāj̯k̯ēm	*rāj̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*rājkētē
Genitive	*rāj̯k̯ēn	*rāj̯k̯ij
Essive	*rājkēnē	*rāj̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*rāj̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*rāj̯k̯ēstē	*rāj̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*rājkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*rāj̯k̯ijnē *rāj̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*rāj̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: raejkie
  • Ume Sami: rájggie
  • Pite Sami: rájjge
  • Lule Sami: rájgge
  • Northern Sami: ráigi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: räigi
  • Skolt Sami: râiʹǧǧ
  • Kildin Sami: ра̄ййк (rājjk)
  • Ter Sami: rajjge

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