Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/eannē

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Augmented from a lost root *eanē- (big) (whence also *eanëkën (much), *eanōj (uncle), *eanëm (land), and *eanō (large river)), from Proto-Uralic *enä (big).[1]

Noun[edit]

*eannē

  1. mother

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *eannē
Genitive *ean̯n̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *eannē *ean̯n̯ēk
Accusative *ean̯n̯ēm *ean̯n̯ijtē
Partitive *eannētē
Genitive *ean̯n̯ēn *ean̯n̯ij
Essive *eannēnē *ean̯n̯ijnē
Inessive *ean̯n̯ēsnē
Elative *ean̯n̯ēstē *ean̯n̯ijstē
Illative *eannās̯ën
Comitative *ean̯n̯ijnē
*ean̯n̯ijnë
Abessive *ean̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: ietnie
    • Ume Sami: eädˈnie
    • Pite Sami: äddne
    • Lule Sami: ieddne
    • Northern Sami: eadni
  • Eastern Samic:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sammallahti, Pekka. 1998. The Saami Languages: An Introduction. Kárásjohka: Davvi Girji.

Further reading[edit]

  • 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