Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tivrē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), [script needed] (*diuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Noun

*tivrē

1. animal

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tivrē
Genitive	*tiv̯r̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tivrē	*tiv̯r̯ēk
Accusative	*tiv̯r̯ēm	*tiv̯r̯ijtē
Partitive	*tivrētē
Genitive	*tiv̯r̯ēn	*tiv̯r̯ij
Essive	*tivrēnē	*tiv̯r̯ijnē
Inessive	*tiv̯r̯ēsnē
Elative	*tiv̯r̯ēstē	*tiv̯r̯ijstē
Illative	*tivrās̯ën	—
Comitative	*tiv̯r̯ijnē *tiv̯r̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*tiv̯r̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: duvrie (“bear”)
  • Ume Sami: divrrie (“wild animal”)
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: divrre (“small animal”)
  • Northern Sami: divri (“insect”)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tivre (“insect”)
  • Skolt Sami: teuʹrr (“insect, larva”)