Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ponnē

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 *punna, borrowed from early Proto-Norse [script needed] (*butna-), from Proto-Germanic *butmaz.

Noun

*ponnē

  1. bottom

Inflection

Even
Nominative *ponnē
Genitive *pon̯n̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ponnē *pon̯n̯ēk
Accusative *pon̯n̯ēm *pon̯n̯ijtē
Partitive *ponnētē
Genitive *pon̯n̯ēn *pon̯n̯ij
Essive *ponnēnē *pon̯n̯ijnē
Inessive *pon̯n̯ēsnē
Elative *pon̯n̯ēstē *pon̯n̯ijstē
Illative *ponnās̯ën
Comitative *pon̯n̯ijnē
*pon̯n̯ijnë
Abessive *pon̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: betnie
    • Ume Sami: bådnie
    • Pite Sami: båddne
    • Lule Sami: båddne
    • Northern Sami: bodni
  • Eastern Samic:

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