Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sieŋë

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 edit

Noun edit

*sieŋë

  1. nostril

Inflection edit

Even
Nominative *sieŋë
Genitive *sieŋ̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *sieŋë *sieŋ̯ëk
Accusative *sieŋ̯ëm *sieŋ̯ëjtē
Partitive *sieŋëtē
Genitive *sieŋ̯ën *sieŋ̯ëj
Essive *sieŋënē *sieŋ̯ëjnē
Inessive *sieŋ̯ësnē
Elative *sieŋ̯ëstē *sieŋ̯ëjstē
Illative *sieŋës̯ën
Comitative *sieŋ̯ëjnē
*sieŋ̯ëjnë
Abessive *sieŋ̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants edit

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sïenge
    • Lule Sami: siegŋa
    • Northern Sami: siekŋa
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami:

Further reading edit

  • 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