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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/eannē
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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
*eannē
- mother
Inflection
| 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
- *eamē
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: ietnie
- Ume Sami: eädˈnie
- Pite Sami: äddne
- Lule Sami: ieddne
- Northern Sami: eadni
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: enni
- Skolt Sami: jeäʹnˈn
- Kildin Sami: е̄ннҍ (jēnnʹ)
References
- Sammallahti, Pekka. 1998. The Saami Languages: An Introduction. Kárásjohka: Davvi Girji.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland