Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/imē

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 Proto-Uralic *imɜ.

Noun

*imē

  1. wife of one's uncle

Inflection

Even
Nominative *imē
Genitive *im̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *imē *im̯ēk
Accusative *im̯ēm *im̯ijtē
Partitive *imētē
Genitive *im̯ēn *im̯ij
Essive *imēnē *im̯ijnē
Inessive *im̯ēsnē
Elative *im̯ēstē *im̯ijstē
Illative *imās̯ën —
Comitative *im̯ijnē
*im̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *im̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: jijmie
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: ibme
    • Lule Sami: ibme
    • Northern Sami: ipmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: iṃe
    • Skolt Sami: eʹmm
    • Kildin Sami:

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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