Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruojës

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

*ruojës

1. stem of a boot/shoe

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ruoj̯ës
Genitive	*ruojës̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ruoj̯ës	*ruojës̯ëk
Accusative	*ruojës̯ëm	*ruojës̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ruoj̯ëstē
Genitive	*ruojës̯ën	*ruojës̯ëj
Essive	*ruoj̯ësnē	*ruojës̯ëjnē
Inessive	*ruojës̯ësnē
Elative	*ruojës̯ëstē	*ruojës̯ëjstē
Illative	*ruoj̯ës̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*ruojës̯ëjnē *ruojës̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*ruojës̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: roejese
  • Ume Sami: ruajas
  • Pite Sami: ruojas
  • Lule Sami: ruojas
  • Northern Sami: ruojas
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ruojâs
  • Skolt Sami: ruõjâs
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: rïjs

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