Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nëmë

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 *nime.

Noun

*nëmë

  1. name

Inflection

Even
Nominative *nëmë
Genitive *nëm̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *nëmë *nëm̯ëk
Accusative *nëm̯ëm *nëm̯ëjtē
Partitive *nëmëtē
Genitive *nëm̯ën *nëm̯ëj
Essive *nëmënē *nëm̯ëjnē
Inessive *nëm̯ësnē
Elative *nëm̯ëstē *nëm̯ëjstē
Illative *nëmës̯ën —
Comitative *nëm̯ëjnē
*nëm̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *nëm̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: nïmme
    • Ume Sami: namˈma
    • Pite Sami: namma
    • Lule Sami: namma
    • Northern Sami: namma
  • 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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