Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mājnës

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Proto-Samic

Etymology

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Somehow related to Finnish mainas and Proto-Sami *mājnōtēk.

Noun

*mājnës

  1. legend, fairy tale

Inflection

Even
Nominative *māj̯n̯ës
Genitive *māj̯n̯ësn
Singular Plural
Nominative *māj̯n̯ës *māj̯n̯ësk
Accusative *māj̯n̯ësm *māj̯n̯ësjtē
Partitive *māj̯n̯ëstē
Genitive *māj̯n̯ësn *māj̯n̯ësj
Essive *māj̯n̯ësnē *māj̯n̯ësjnē
Inessive *māj̯n̯ëssnē
Elative *māj̯n̯ësstē *māj̯n̯ësjstē
Illative *māj̯n̯ës̯s̯ën
Comitative *māj̯n̯ësjnē
*māj̯n̯ësjnë
Abessive *māj̯n̯ësptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: máinnas
  • 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