Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuoptë

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 *ëpte.

Noun

*vuoptë

1. hair

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*vuoptë
Genitive	*vuop̯t̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*vuoptë	*vuop̯t̯ëk
Accusative	*vuop̯t̯ëm	*vuop̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive	*vuoptëtē
Genitive	*vuop̯t̯ën	*vuop̯t̯ëj
Essive	*vuoptënē	*vuop̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive	*vuop̯t̯ësnē
Elative	*vuop̯t̯ëstē	*vuop̯t̯ëjstē
Illative	*vuoptës̯ën	—
Comitative	*vuop̯t̯ëjnē *vuop̯t̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*vuop̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: voepte
  • Ume Sami: vuaptta
  • Pite Sami: vuappta
  • Lule Sami: vuoppta
  • Northern Sami: vuokta
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: vuopˈtâ
  • Skolt Sami: vuõptt
  • Akkala Sami: вуппт (vuppt)
  • Kildin Sami: вӯппт (vūppt)
  • Ter Sami: vïppt

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