Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ijë

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-Finno-Ugric *üje.

Noun

*ijë

1. night

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ijë
Genitive	*ij̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ijë	*ij̯ëk
Accusative	*ij̯ëm	*ij̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ijëtē
Genitive	*ij̯ën	*ij̯ëj
Essive	*ijënē	*ij̯ëjnē
Inessive	*ij̯ësnē
Elative	*ij̯ëstē	*ij̯ëjstē
Illative	*ijës̯ën	—
Comitative	*ij̯ëjnē *ij̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*ij̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jïjje
  • Ume Sami: jïjˈja
  • Pite Sami: idja, ijja
  • Lule Sami: idja
  • Northern Sami: idja
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ijjâ
  • Kildin Sami: ыйй (yjj)
  • Ter Sami: jëjj

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