Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)oaššē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *hosja.

Noun

*(h)oaššē

1. horsetail, Equisetum

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)oaššē
Genitive	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)oaššē	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēk
Accusative	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēm	*(h)oaš̯š̯ijtē
Partitive	*(h)oaššētē
Genitive	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēn	*(h)oaš̯š̯ij
Essive	*(h)oaššēnē	*(h)oaš̯š̯ijnē
Inessive	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēsnē
Elative	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēstē	*(h)oaš̯š̯ijstē
Illative	*(h)oaššās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)oaš̯š̯ijnē *(h)oaš̯š̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(h)oaš̯š̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: å̄sˈsjie
  • Pite Sami: å̄sˈsje
  • Lule Sami: oasˈsje
  • Northern Sami: hoašša (< *(h)oaššë)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: huášˈši
  • Skolt Sami: vuäʹšš, vuåšš
  • Kildin Sami:

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