Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tearmē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Cognate with Proto-Finnic *termä, further origin unknown.
Noun
*tearmē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tearmē | |
| Genitive | *tear̯m̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tearmē | *tear̯m̯ēk |
| Accusative | *tear̯m̯ēm | *tear̯m̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *tearmētē | |
| Genitive | *tear̯m̯ēn | *tear̯m̯ij |
| Essive | *tearmēnē | *tear̯m̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *tear̯m̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *tear̯m̯ēstē | *tear̯m̯ijstē |
| Illative | *tearmās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *tear̯m̯ijnē *tear̯m̯ijnë |
— |
| Abessive | *tear̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: termi
- Skolt Sami: teäʹrmm
- Kildin Sami: те̄ррьм (tierr’m)
- Ter Sami: tierrʹme
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