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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mānō
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mānō), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Replaces Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.
Noun
*mānō
- moon
- month
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mānō | |
| Genitive | *mān̯ōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mānō | *mān̯ōk |
| Accusative | *mān̯ōm | *mān̯ōjtē |
| Partitive | *mānōtē | |
| Genitive | *mān̯ōn | *mān̯ōj |
| Essive | *mānōnē | *mān̯ōjnē |
| Inessive | *mān̯ōsnē | |
| Elative | *mān̯ōstē | *mān̯ōjstē |
| Illative | *mānus̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *mān̯ōjnē *mān̯ujnë | — |
| Abessive | *mān̯ōptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: maanoe
- Ume Sami: mánnuo
- Pite Sami: mánno
- Lule Sami: mánno
- Northern Sami: mánnu
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: máánu
- Skolt Sami: mään
- Kildin Sami: ма̄нн (mānn)
- Ter Sami: manna
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