Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëδëm
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Related to Proto-Finnic *üdin (Finnish ydin); from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme. Cognates include Erzya удем (udem, “brain; intellect”), Eastern Mari вем (vem, “marrow”) and Hungarian velő (“marrow”).
Noun
*ëδëm
Inflection
| Odd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ëδ̯ëm | |
| Genitive | *ëδëm̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ëδ̯ëm | *ëδëm̯ëk |
| Accusative | *ëδëm̯ëm | *ëδëm̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *ëδ̯ëmtē | |
| Genitive | *ëδëm̯ën | *ëδëm̯ëj |
| Essive | *ëδ̯ëmnē | *ëδëm̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *ëδëm̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *ëδëm̯ëstē | *ëδëm̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *ëδ̯ëm̯s̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ëδëm̯ëjnē *ëδëm̯ëjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *ëδëm̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- 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