Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuojŋë

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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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From Proto-Uralic *wajŋe. Cognate with Proto-Samoyedic *wajŋ and Hungarian vágy.

Noun

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*vuojŋë

  1. breath
  2. spirit
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Inflection

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Even
Nominative *vuojŋë
Genitive *vuoj̯ŋ̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuojŋë *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëk
Accusative *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëm *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëjtē
Partitive *vuojŋëtē
Genitive *vuoj̯ŋ̯ën *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëj
Essive *vuojŋënē *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëjnē
Inessive *vuoj̯ŋ̯ësnē
Elative *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëstē *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëjstē
Illative *vuojŋës̯ën
Comitative *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëjnē
*vuoj̯ŋ̯ëjnë
Abessive *vuoj̯ŋ̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami:
    • Northern Sami: vuoigŋa
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vōjŋe̮”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland