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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jāvrē

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic *jäwrä. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *järvi.

Noun

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*jāvrē

  1. lake

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *jāvrē
Genitive *jāv̯r̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *jāvrē *jāv̯r̯ēk
Accusative *jāv̯r̯ēm *jāv̯r̯ijtē
Partitive *jāvrētē
Genitive *jāv̯r̯ēn *jāv̯r̯ij
Essive *jāvrēnē *jāv̯r̯ijnē
Inessive *jāv̯r̯ēsnē
Elative *jāv̯r̯ēstē *jāv̯r̯ijstē
Illative *jāvrās̯ën
Comitative *jāv̯r̯ijnē
*jāv̯r̯ijnë
Abessive *jāv̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: jaevrie
    • Ume Sami: jávrrie
    • Pite Sami: jávvre
    • Lule Sami: jávrre
    • Northern Sami: jávri
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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