Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vierccë

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 earlier *vērttës, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.

Noun

*vierccë

  1. ram (male sheep)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *vierccë
Genitive *vier̯c̯c̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *vierccë *vier̯c̯c̯ëk
Accusative *vier̯c̯c̯ëm *vier̯c̯c̯ëjtē
Partitive *vierccëtē
Genitive *vier̯c̯c̯ën *vier̯c̯c̯ëj
Essive *vierccënē *vier̯c̯c̯ëjnē
Inessive *vier̯c̯c̯ësnē
Elative *vier̯c̯c̯ëstē *vier̯c̯c̯ëjstē
Illative *vierccës̯ën —
Comitative *vier̯c̯c̯ëjnē
*vier̯c̯c̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *vier̯c̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vïerhtse
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: värrtsa
    • Lule Sami: vierttsa
    • Northern Sami: vierca
  • 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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