Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuovjē

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 *wakja, cognate with Proto-Finnic *vakja, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz, or Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian vadzis, Lithuanian vagis).

Noun

*vuovjē

  1. wedge

Inflection

Even
Nominative *vuovjē
Genitive *vuov̯j̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuovjē *vuov̯j̯ēk
Accusative *vuov̯j̯ēm *vuov̯j̯ijtē
Partitive *vuovjētē
Genitive *vuov̯j̯ēn *vuov̯j̯ij
Essive *vuovjēnē *vuov̯j̯ijnē
Inessive *vuov̯j̯ēsnē
Elative *vuov̯j̯ēstē *vuov̯j̯ijstē
Illative *vuovjās̯ën —
Comitative *vuov̯j̯ijnē
*vuov̯j̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *vuov̯j̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vuevjie
    • Ume Sami: vuövjjie
    • Pite Sami: vuäjjve
    • Lule Sami: vuojvve

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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