Reconstruction:Proto-Mansi/sūrǝ
Proto-Mansi
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ćara- (“shit”).
Noun
*sūrǝ
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sūrǝ | *sūrǝɣ | *sūrǝt |
| accusative | *sūrǝm | *- | *- |
| lative-dative | *sūrǝn | *- | *- |
| locative | *sūrǝt | *- | *- |
| ablative | *sūrǝnāl | *- | *- |
| instrumental | *sūrǝl / *sūrǝtɜl | *- | *- |
| comitative | *sūrǝnāt | *- | *- |
| translative | *sūrǝɣ | *- | *- |
Notes: The Proto-Mansi declension system is not yet reconstructed in detail.
What is presented here is only one possibility. (Honti)
Descendants
- Northern Mansi: сӯр (sūr, “woodworm”) (Sosva)
- Western Mansi: [script needed] (sūr)
- Eastern Mansi: [script needed] (sūr)
References
- URALIC ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY (draft version of entries A-Ć), page 104 [1]