Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/viermē

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

*viermē

1. net

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*viermē
Genitive	*vier̯m̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*viermē	*vier̯m̯ēk
Accusative	*vier̯m̯ēm	*vier̯m̯ijtē
Partitive	*viermētē
Genitive	*vier̯m̯ēn	*vier̯m̯ij
Essive	*viermēnē	*vier̯m̯ijnē
Inessive	*vier̯m̯ēsnē
Elative	*vier̯m̯ēstē	*vier̯m̯ijstē
Illative	*viermās̯ën	—
Comitative	*vier̯m̯ijnē *vier̯m̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*vier̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: viermie
  • Ume Sami: veärbmie
  • Pite Sami: värbme
  • Lule Sami: viermme
  • Northern Sami: fierbmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: viermi
  • Skolt Sami:
  • Kildin Sami: вӣрэм (vīrem)
  • Ter Sami: virrʹme

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