< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mëńē
 | 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
From Proto-Uralic *mińä.
Noun
*mëńē
- daughter-in-law
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mëńē | |
| Genitive | *mëń̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mëńē | *mëń̯ēk |
| Accusative | *mëń̯ēm | *mëń̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *mëńētē | |
| Genitive | *mëń̯ēn | *mëń̯ij |
| Essive | *mëńēnē | *mëń̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *mëń̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *mëń̯ēstē | *mëń̯ijstē |
| Illative | *mëńās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *mëń̯ijnē *mëń̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *mëń̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: mænnja
- Ume Sami: manˈnjie
- Pite Sami: mannje
- Lule Sami: mannje
- Northern Sami: mannji
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: maṇje
- Skolt Sami: mââʹnnj
- Kildin Sami: маннь (mannj)
- Ter Sami: mânnje
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