Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńunē

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *nenä.

Noun

*ńunē

  1. nose

Inflection

Even
Nominative *ńunē
Genitive *ńun̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ńunē *ńun̯ēk
Accusative *ńun̯ēm *ńun̯ijtē
Partitive *ńunētē
Genitive *ńun̯ēn *ńun̯ij
Essive *ńunēnē *ńun̯ijnē
Inessive *ńun̯ēsnē
Elative *ńun̯ēstē *ńun̯ijstē
Illative *ńunās̯ën —
Comitative *ńun̯ijnē
*ńun̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *ńun̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: njuenie?
    • Ume Sami: njuönies?
    • Pite Sami: njuonne, njuonnje
    • Lule Sami: njunnje
    • Northern Sami: njunni
  • 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
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