Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sājmë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.[1]
Noun
*sājmë
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sājmë | |
| Genitive | *sāj̯m̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sājmë | *sāj̯m̯ëk |
| Accusative | *sāj̯m̯ëm | *sāj̯m̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *sājmëtē | |
| Genitive | *sāj̯m̯ën | *sāj̯m̯ëj |
| Essive | *sājmënē | *sāj̯m̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *sāj̯m̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *sāj̯m̯ëstē | *sāj̯m̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *sājmës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *sāj̯m̯ëjnē *sāj̯m̯ëjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *sāj̯m̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Northern Sami: sáibma
- Eastern Samic:
- Skolt Sami: säiʹmm
- Akkala Sami: [script needed] (saijim)
- Kildin Sami: са̄ййм (sājjm)
- Ter Sami: [script needed] (sȧī̭mɛ)
References
- ^ 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.