Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suormë

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 *sorme. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *sormi.

Noun

*suormë

1. finger

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*suormë
Genitive	*suor̯m̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*suormë	*suor̯m̯ëk
Accusative	*suor̯m̯ëm	*suor̯m̯ëjtē
Partitive	*suormëtē
Genitive	*suor̯m̯ën	*suor̯m̯ëj
Essive	*suormënē	*suor̯m̯ëjnē
Inessive	*suor̯m̯ësnē
Elative	*suor̯m̯ëstē	*suor̯m̯ëjstē
Illative	*suormës̯ën	—
Comitative	*suor̯m̯ëjnē *suor̯m̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*suor̯m̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: soerme
  • Ume Sami: suarbma
  • Pite Sami: suarbma
  • Lule Sami: suormma
  • Northern Sami: suorbma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: suorˈmâ
  • Skolt Sami: suõrmm
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (suorma?)
  • Kildin Sami: сӯррм (sūrrm)
  • Ter Sami: сы̄ррм (sï̄rrm)

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