Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(s)kierrē

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

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a substrate language.

Noun

*(s)kierrē

1. dwarf birch (Betula nana)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(s)kierrē
Genitive	*(s)kier̯r̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(s)kierrē	*(s)kier̯r̯ēk
Accusative	*(s)kier̯r̯ēm	*(s)kier̯r̯ijtē
Partitive	*(s)kierrētē
Genitive	*(s)kier̯r̯ēn	*(s)kier̯r̯ij
Essive	*(s)kierrēnē	*(s)kier̯r̯ijnē
Inessive	*(s)kier̯r̯ēsnē
Elative	*(s)kier̯r̯ēstē	*(s)kier̯r̯ijstē
Illative	*(s)kierrās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(s)kier̯r̯ijnē *(s)kier̯r̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(s)kier̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: skierrie
  • Ume Sami: skiärrie
  • Lule Sami: skierˈre
  • Northern Sami: skierˈri
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: skierˈri
  • Skolt Sami: skeeʹrri
  • Kildin Sami: кӣрре (kīrrje)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (skĭė̆r̜̄r̜ì)