Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mānō

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-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mānō), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Displaces Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.

Noun

*mānō

1. moon
2. month

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*mānō
Genitive	*mān̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mānō	*mān̯ōk
Accusative	*mān̯ōm	*mān̯ōjtē
Partitive	*mānōtē
Genitive	*mān̯ōn	*mān̯ōj
Essive	*mānōnē	*mān̯ōjnē
Inessive	*mān̯ōsnē
Elative	*mān̯ōstē	*mān̯ōjstē
Illative	*mānus̯ën	—
Comitative	*mān̯ōjnē *mān̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*mān̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: maanoe
  • Ume Sami: mánnuo
  • Pite Sami: mánno
  • Lule Sami: mánno
  • Northern Sami: mánnu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: máánu
  • Skolt Sami: mään
  • Kildin Sami: ма̄нн (mānn)
  • Ter Sami: manna

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