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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rossē

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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 Proto-Germanic *hrussą.[1]

Noun

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*rossē

  1. horse

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *rossē
Genitive *ros̯s̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *rossē *ros̯s̯ēk
Accusative *ros̯s̯ēm *ros̯s̯ijtē
Partitive *rossētē
Genitive *ros̯s̯ēn *ros̯s̯ij
Essive *rossēnē *ros̯s̯ijnē
Inessive *ros̯s̯ēsnē
Elative *ros̯s̯ēstē *ros̯s̯ijstē
Illative *rossās̯ën
Comitative *ros̯s̯ijnē
*ros̯s̯ijnë
Abessive *ros̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: råsse
    • Northern Sami: (dialectal) rossi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (ros̜s̜ɛ)

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.