Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jiermē

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

Noun

*jiermē

1. intellect

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*jiermē
Genitive	*jier̯m̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jiermē	*jier̯m̯ēk
Accusative	*jier̯m̯ēm	*jier̯m̯ijtē
Partitive	*jiermētē
Genitive	*jier̯m̯ēn	*jier̯m̯ij
Essive	*jiermēnē	*jier̯m̯ijnē
Inessive	*jier̯m̯ēsnē
Elative	*jier̯m̯ēstē	*jier̯m̯ijstē
Illative	*jiermās̯ën	—
Comitative	*jier̯m̯ijnē *jier̯m̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*jier̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jiermie
  • Ume Sami: jeärbmie
  • Pite Sami: järbme
  • Lule Sami: jiermme
  • Northern Sami: jierbmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jierˈmi
  • Skolt Sami: jeäʹrmm
  • Kildin Sami: ӣррьм (jirr’m), е̄ррьм (jierr’m)
  • Ter Sami: jirrme

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