Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuorpë

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 *korpe. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *korpi and Proto-Samoyedic *kårpǝ.

Noun

*kuorpë

  1. land ravaged by a forest fire

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kuorpë
Genitive *kuor̯p̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuorpë *kuor̯p̯ëk
Accusative *kuor̯p̯ëm *kuor̯p̯ëjtē
Partitive *kuorpëtē
Genitive *kuor̯p̯ën *kuor̯p̯ëj
Essive *kuorpënē *kuor̯p̯ëjnē
Inessive *kuor̯p̯ësnē
Elative *kuor̯p̯ëstē *kuor̯p̯ëjstē
Illative *kuorpës̯ën
Comitative *kuor̯p̯ëjnē
*kuor̯p̯ëjnë
Abessive *kuor̯p̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: goerpe
    • Ume Sami: guarbba
    • Lule Sami: guorbba
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: kuõrbb
    • Kildin Sami:

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

References

  • Aikio Ante: "Studies in Uralic Etymology" [2]