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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuontës

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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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Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

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*vuontës

  1. sand
    Synonym: (Western Samic) *sāntē

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *vuon̯t̯ës
Genitive *vuon̯t̯ësn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuon̯t̯ës *vuon̯t̯ësk
Accusative *vuon̯t̯ësm *vuon̯t̯ësjtē
Partitive *vuon̯t̯ëstē
Genitive *vuon̯t̯ësn *vuon̯t̯ësj
Essive *vuon̯t̯ësnē *vuon̯t̯ësjnē
Inessive *vuon̯t̯ëssnē
Elative *vuon̯t̯ësstē *vuon̯t̯ësjstē
Illative *vuon̯t̯ës̯s̯ën
Comitative *vuon̯t̯ësjnē
*vuon̯t̯ësjnë
Abessive *vuon̯t̯ësptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vuodâs
    • Skolt Sami: vuõddâs
    • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (vundas)
    • Kildin Sami: вӯнтас (vūntas)
    • Ter Sami:

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.