Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āńēs

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

Noun

*āńēs

1. sinew in the front leg of a reindeer

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*āń̯ēs
Genitive	*āńās̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āń̯ēs	*āńās̯ëk
Accusative	*āńās̯ëm	*āńās̯ëjtē
Partitive	*āń̯ēstē
Genitive	*āńās̯ën	*āńās̯ëj
Essive	*āń̯ēsnē	*āńās̯ëjnē
Inessive	*āńās̯ësnē
Elative	*āńās̯ëstē	*āńās̯ëjstē
Illative	*āń̯ās̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*āńās̯ëjnē *āńās̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*āńās̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: ánjes
  • Northern Sami: ánjis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ááŋáás

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