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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/toppë

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *tuppi. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow”), whence Middle Low German dop, doppe (“sheath, case”).

Noun

*toppë

  1. sheath

Inflection
Even
Nominative *toppë
Genitive *top̯p̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *toppë *top̯p̯ëk
Accusative *top̯p̯ëm *top̯p̯ëjtē
Partitive *toppëtē
Genitive *top̯p̯ën *top̯p̯ëj
Essive *toppënē *top̯p̯ëjnē
Inessive *top̯p̯ësnē
Elative *top̯p̯ëstē *top̯p̯ëjstē
Illative *toppës̯ën —
Comitative *top̯p̯ëjnē
*top̯p̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *top̯p̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: dahpe
    • Pite Sami: dåhppå
    • Lule Sami: dåhppå
    • Northern Sami: dohppa
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “toppe̮”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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