Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/eanëm

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

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Noun

*eanëm

1. land

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ean̯ëm
Genitive	*eanëm̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ean̯ëm	*eanëm̯ëk
Accusative	*eanëm̯ëm	*eanëm̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ean̯ëmtē
Genitive	*eanëm̯ën	*eanëm̯ëj
Essive	*ean̯ëmnē	*eanëm̯ëjnē
Inessive	*eanëm̯ësnē
Elative	*eanëm̯ëstē	*eanëm̯ëjstē
Illative	*ean̯ëm̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*eanëm̯ëjnē *eanëm̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*eanëm̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: eatneme
  • Ume Sami: iädname
  • Pite Sami: iednam
  • Lule Sami: ednam
  • Northern Sami: eana
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: eennâm
  • Skolt Sami: jânnam
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (eanni̮m)
  • Kildin Sami: е̄ммьне (jiemm’nje)
  • Ter Sami: е̄ммьне (jiemmʼnje)

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