Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tiermēs

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

*tiermēs

  1. thunder
  2. thunder god

Inflection

Even
Nominative *tier̯m̯ēs
Genitive *tier̯m̯ēsn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tier̯m̯ēs *tier̯m̯ēsk
Accusative *tier̯m̯ēsm *tier̯m̯ēsjtē
Partitive *tier̯m̯ēstē
Genitive *tier̯m̯ēsn *tier̯m̯ēsj
Essive *tier̯m̯ēsnē *tier̯m̯ēsjnē
Inessive *tier̯m̯ēssnē
Elative *tier̯m̯ēsstē *tier̯m̯ēsjstē
Illative *tier̯m̯ēs̯s̯ën
Comitative *tier̯m̯ēsjnē
*tier̯m̯ēsjnë
Abessive *tier̯m̯ēsptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: dierpmis
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami: tieʹrmes
    • Akkala Sami: к̌ерьмись (ǩ’er’mis’)
    • Kildin Sami: тӣрьмесь (tīr’mjes’)
    • Ter Sami: тӣрьмесь (tīrʼmʼesʼ)

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.