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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuossē

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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 Pre-Samic *ansa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian ąsa). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *ansa.

Noun

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*vuossē

  1. handle

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *vuossē
Genitive *vuos̯s̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vuossē *vuos̯s̯ēk
Accusative *vuos̯s̯ēm *vuos̯s̯ijtē
Partitive *vuossētē
Genitive *vuos̯s̯ēn *vuos̯s̯ij
Essive *vuossēnē *vuos̯s̯ijnē
Inessive *vuos̯s̯ēsnē
Elative *vuos̯s̯ēstē *vuos̯s̯ijstē
Illative *vuossās̯ën
Comitative *vuos̯s̯ijnē
*vuos̯s̯ijnë
Abessive *vuos̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: vuessie
    • Pite Sami: vuäsˈse
    • Lule Sami: vuosˈse
    • Northern Sami: vuosˈsi

Further reading

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  • 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