Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëprē
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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
Borrowing from an unidentified Indo-European language, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós (“raincloud > rain”).
Noun
*ëprē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ëprē | |
| Genitive | *ëp̯r̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ëprē | *ëp̯r̯ēk |
| Accusative | *ëp̯r̯ēm | *ëp̯r̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *ëprētē | |
| Genitive | *ëp̯r̯ēn | *ëp̯r̯ij |
| Essive | *ëprēnē | *ëp̯r̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *ëp̯r̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *ëp̯r̯ēstē | *ëp̯r̯ijstē |
| Illative | *ëprās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ëp̯r̯ijnē *ëp̯r̯ijnë |
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| Abessive | *ëp̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- Koivulehto, Jorma. 2001. "The earliest contacts between Indo-European and Uralic speakers in the light of lexical loans". — Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 242: 235–263.