Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/skintē

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] (*skinþą), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą. Doublet of *skientō.[1]

Noun

*skintē

  1. skin, hide (as merchadise)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *skintē
Genitive *skin̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *skintē *skin̯t̯ēk
Accusative *skin̯t̯ēm *skin̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *skintētē
Genitive *skin̯t̯ēn *skin̯t̯ij
Essive *skintēnē *skin̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *skin̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *skin̯t̯ēstē *skin̯t̯ijstē
Illative *skintās̯ën
Comitative *skin̯t̯ijnē
*skin̯t̯ijnë
Abessive *skin̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: skidde

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2019. How did Lapland become Saami? Reconstructing the interaction of Proto-Saami, Proto-Norse and Palaeo-Laplandic language communities in the Iron Age [1].