Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sëvōn

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

*sëvōn

1. stream pool

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*sëv̯ōn
Genitive	*sëvun̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sëv̯ōn	*sëvun̯ëk
Accusative	*sëvun̯ëm	*sëvun̯ëjtē
Partitive	*sëv̯ōntē
Genitive	*sëvun̯ën	*sëvun̯ëj
Essive	*sëv̯ōnnē	*sëvun̯ëjnē
Inessive	*sëvun̯ësnē
Elative	*sëvun̯ëstē	*sëvun̯ëjstē
Illative	*sëv̯un̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*sëvun̯ëjnē *sëvun̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*sëvun̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: sovvene
  • Ume Sami: savvun
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: savon
  • Northern Sami: savu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: savo
  • Skolt Sami: sââv
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: sâvvan

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