Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńunē

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Proto-Finnic *nenä.

Noun

*ńunē

1. nose

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ńunē
Genitive	*ńun̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ńunē	*ńun̯ēk
Accusative	*ńun̯ēm	*ńun̯ijtē
Partitive	*ńunētē
Genitive	*ńun̯ēn	*ńun̯ij
Essive	*ńunēnē	*ńun̯ijnē
Inessive	*ńun̯ēsnē
Elative	*ńun̯ēstē	*ńun̯ijstē
Illative	*ńunās̯ën	—
Comitative	*ńun̯ijnē *ńun̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*ńun̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: njuenie?
  • Ume Sami: njuönies?
  • Pite Sami: njuonne, njuonnje
  • Lule Sami: njunnje
  • Northern Sami: njunni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: njuṇe
  • Skolt Sami: njuuʹnn
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (njin)
  • Kildin Sami: нюннҍ (njunn’)
  • Ter Sami: njunne

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