Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suońō

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

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

Noun

*suońō

  1. wet bog

Inflection

Even
Nominative *suońō
Genitive *suoń̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *suońō *suoń̯ōk
Accusative *suoń̯ōm *suoń̯ōjtē
Partitive *suońōtē
Genitive *suoń̯ōn *suoń̯ōj
Essive *suońōnē *suoń̯ōjnē
Inessive *suoń̯ōsnē
Elative *suoń̯ōstē *suoń̯ōjstē
Illative *suońus̯ën
Comitative *suoń̯ōjnē
*suoń̯ujnë
Abessive *suoń̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: suotnju
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: suánju
    • Skolt Sami: suânnj
    • Kildin Sami: шуэннь (šuennj)

Further reading

  • 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

References

  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.