Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jāvrē

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-Permic *jäwrä. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *järvi.

Noun

*jāvrē

1. lake

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*jāvrē
Genitive	*jāv̯r̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jāvrē	*jāv̯r̯ēk
Accusative	*jāv̯r̯ēm	*jāv̯r̯ijtē
Partitive	*jāvrētē
Genitive	*jāv̯r̯ēn	*jāv̯r̯ij
Essive	*jāvrēnē	*jāv̯r̯ijnē
Inessive	*jāv̯r̯ēsnē
Elative	*jāv̯r̯ēstē	*jāv̯r̯ijstē
Illative	*jāvrās̯ën	—
Comitative	*jāv̯r̯ijnē *jāv̯r̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*jāv̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jaevrie
  • Ume Sami: jávrrie
  • Pite Sami: jávvre
  • Lule Sami: jávrre
  • Northern Sami: jávri
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jävri
  • Skolt Sami: jäuʹrr
  • Akkala Sami: явврь (javvr’)
  • Kildin Sami: я̄ввьр (jeavv’r)
  • Ter Sami: javvre

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