Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/miesē

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

*miesē

  1. reindeer calf

Inflection

Even
Nominative *miesē
Genitive *mies̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *miesē *mies̯ēk
Accusative *mies̯ēm *mies̯ijtē
Partitive *miesētē
Genitive *mies̯ēn *mies̯ij
Essive *miesēnē *mies̯ijnē
Inessive *mies̯ēsnē
Elative *mies̯ēstē *mies̯ijstē
Illative *miesās̯ën —
Comitative *mies̯ijnē
*mies̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *mies̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: miesie
    • Ume Sami: miässie
    • Pite Sami: miesse
    • Lule Sami: miesse
    • Northern Sami: miessi

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.
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