Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jienë

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 *äne.

Noun

*jienë

1. sound

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*jienë
Genitive	*jien̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jienë	*jien̯ëk
Accusative	*jien̯ëm	*jien̯ëjtē
Partitive	*jienëtē
Genitive	*jien̯ën	*jien̯ëj
Essive	*jienënē	*jien̯ëjnē
Inessive	*jien̯ësnē
Elative	*jien̯ëstē	*jien̯ëjstē
Illative	*jienës̯ën	—
Comitative	*jien̯ëjnē *jien̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*jien̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: jiädna
  • Pite Sami: jiedna
  • Lule Sami: jiedna
  • Northern Sami: jietna
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jieṇâ
  • Skolt Sami: jiõnn
  • Akkala Sami: йинн (jinn)
  • Kildin Sami: ӣнн (jinn)
  • Ter Sami: jinn

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