Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ronō

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

*ronō

1. reindeer cow

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ronō
Genitive	*ron̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ronō	*ron̯ōk
Accusative	*ron̯ōm	*ron̯ōjtē
Partitive	*ronōtē
Genitive	*ron̯ōn	*ron̯ōj
Essive	*ronōnē	*ron̯ōjnē
Inessive	*ron̯ōsnē
Elative	*ron̯ōstē	*ron̯ōjstē
Illative	*ronus̯ën	—
Comitative	*ron̯ōjnē *ron̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*ron̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: råtnoe
  • Ume Sami: rudˈnuo
  • Pite Sami: rådno
  • Lule Sami: rådno
  • Northern Sami: rotnu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ronno
  • Skolt Sami: råånn
  • Kildin Sami:

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