Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ājrō

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 Proto-Germanic *airō, possibly mediated by Proto-Finnic *airo.

Noun

*ājrō

1. oar

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ājrō
Genitive	*āj̯r̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ājrō	*āj̯r̯ōk
Accusative	*āj̯r̯ōm	*āj̯r̯ōjtē
Partitive	*ājrōtē
Genitive	*āj̯r̯ōn	*āj̯r̯ōj
Essive	*ājrōnē	*āj̯r̯ōjnē
Inessive	*āj̯r̯ōsnē
Elative	*āj̯r̯ōstē	*āj̯r̯ōjstē
Illative	*ājrus̯ën	—
Comitative	*āj̯r̯ōjnē *āj̯r̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*āj̯r̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aajroe
  • Ume Sami: ájrruo
  • Pite Sami: ájjro
  • Lule Sami: ájrro
  • Northern Sami: áiru
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: áiru
  • Skolt Sami: äirr
  • Akkala Sami: ӓййрь (äjjr’)
  • Kildin Sami: а̄ррьй (ārr’j)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (ā͕r̄ja)

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