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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mearrō

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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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Borrowed from Late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*merhjō), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.[1]

Noun

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*mearrō

  1. mare (female horse)

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *mearrō
Genitive *mear̯r̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *mearrō *mear̯r̯ōk
Accusative *mear̯r̯ōm *mear̯r̯ōjtē
Partitive *mearrōtē
Genitive *mear̯r̯ōn *mear̯r̯ōj
Essive *mearrōnē *mear̯r̯ōjnē
Inessive *mear̯r̯ōsnē
Elative *mear̯r̯ōstē *mear̯r̯ōjstē
Illative *mearrus̯ën
Comitative *mear̯r̯ōjnē
*mear̯r̯ujnë
Abessive *mear̯r̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: mearroe
    • >? Ume Sami: meärruo
    • >? Pite Sami: märro
    • >? Lule Sami: märro
    • >? Northern Sami: mearru

References

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  1. ^ Juutinen, M., & Valtonen, T. A. I. (2023). Saamen kantaskandinaavisesta karjataloussanastosta. In S. Holopainen, J. Kim, & N. Metsäranta (Eds.), Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja (pp. 155-183). Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.