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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/svājnës

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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-Norse [script needed] (*swainaz), from Proto-Germanic *swainaz.[1]

Noun

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*svājnës

  1. farmhand, farmworker

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *svāj̯n̯ës
Genitive *svāj̯n̯ësn
Singular Plural
Nominative *svāj̯n̯ës *svāj̯n̯ësk
Accusative *svāj̯n̯ësm *svāj̯n̯ësjtē
Partitive *svāj̯n̯ëstē
Genitive *svāj̯n̯ësn *svāj̯n̯ësj
Essive *svāj̯n̯ësnē *svāj̯n̯ësjnē
Inessive *svāj̯n̯ëssnē
Elative *svāj̯n̯ësstē *svāj̯n̯ësjstē
Illative *svāj̯n̯ës̯s̯ën
Comitative *svāj̯n̯ësjnē
*svāj̯n̯ësjnë
Abessive *svāj̯n̯ësptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: svaajnes
    • Ume Sami: svájnas
    • Pite Sami: svájnas
    • Lule Sami: svájnas

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.