Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāpëk

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 or cognate to Proto-Finnic *kabëh.

Noun

*kāpëk

1. woman

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*kāp̯ëk
Genitive	*kāpëk̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kāp̯ëk	*kāpëk̯ëk
Accusative	*kāpëk̯ëm	*kāpëk̯ëjtē
Partitive	*kāp̯ëktē
Genitive	*kāpëk̯ën	*kāpëk̯ëj
Essive	*kāp̯ëknē	*kāpëk̯ëjnē
Inessive	*kāpëk̯ësnē
Elative	*kāpëk̯ëstē	*kāpëk̯ëjstē
Illative	*kāp̯ëk̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*kāpëk̯ëjnē *kāpëk̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*kāpëk̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: gába
  • Northern Sami: gába
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: kaavâ
  • Skolt Sami: kaav
  • Kildin Sami: коа̄б (kååb)
  • Ter Sami: kab

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