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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/eanëm
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*eanëm
- land
Inflection
| Odd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ean̯ëm | |
| Genitive | *eanëm̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ean̯ëm | *eanëm̯ëk |
| Accusative | *eanëm̯ëm | *eanëm̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *ean̯ëmtē | |
| Genitive | *eanëm̯ën | *eanëm̯ëj |
| Essive | *ean̯ëmnē | *eanëm̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *eanëm̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *eanëm̯ëstē | *eanëm̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *ean̯ëm̯s̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *eanëm̯ëjnē *eanëm̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *eanëm̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: eatneme
- Ume Sami: iädname
- Pite Sami: iednam
- Lule Sami: ednam
- Northern Sami: eana
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: eennâm
- Skolt Sami: jânnam
- Kildin Sami: е̄ммьне (jēmmʹnje)
- Ter Sami: jiemmʹne
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