Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sormē

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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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *surma.

Noun

*sormē

  1. death

Inflection

Even
Nominative *sormē
Genitive *sor̯m̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sormē *sor̯m̯ēk
Accusative *sor̯m̯ēm *sor̯m̯ijtē
Partitive *sormētē
Genitive *sor̯m̯ēn *sor̯m̯ij
Essive *sormēnē *sor̯m̯ijnē
Inessive *sor̯m̯ēsnē
Elative *sor̯m̯ēstē *sor̯m̯ijstē
Illative *sormās̯ën
Comitative *sor̯m̯ijnē
*sor̯m̯ijnë
Abessive *sor̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: sårmme
    • Northern Sami: sorbmi
  • 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