Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kājccë

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 earlier *kājttës, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *gaits.

Noun

*kājccë

1. goat

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kājccë
Genitive	*kāj̯c̯c̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kājccë	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëk
Accusative	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëm	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kājccëtē
Genitive	*kāj̯c̯c̯ën	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëj
Essive	*kājccënē	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kāj̯c̯c̯ësnē
Elative	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëstē	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëjstē
Illative	*kājccës̯ën	—
Comitative	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëjnē *kāj̯c̯c̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kāj̯c̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaajhtse
  • Ume Sami: gájttsa
  • Pite Sami: gájtsa
  • Lule Sami: gájttsa
  • Northern Sami: gáica
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kaiccâ
  • Skolt Sami: kaicc

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