Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/muorjē

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mërja. Cognate with Finnish marja.

Noun

*muorjē

1. berry

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*muorjē
Genitive	*muor̯j̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*muorjē	*muor̯j̯ēk
Accusative	*muor̯j̯ēm	*muor̯j̯ijtē
Partitive	*muorjētē
Genitive	*muor̯j̯ēn	*muor̯j̯ij
Essive	*muorjēnē	*muor̯j̯ijnē
Inessive	*muor̯j̯ēsnē
Elative	*muor̯j̯ēstē	*muor̯j̯ijstē
Illative	*muorjās̯ën	—
Comitative	*muor̯j̯ijnē *muor̯j̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*muor̯j̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: muerjie
  • Ume Sami: muörjjie
  • Pite Sami: muärrje
  • Lule Sami: muorjje
  • Northern Sami: muorji
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: myerˈji
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (murj)
  • Skolt Sami: mueʹrjj
  • Kildin Sami: мӯррьй (mūrr’j)
  • Ter Sami: мы̄ррье (mï̄rrʼje)

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