< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mātō
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *mato. A doublet of *muocē.
Noun
*mātō
- worm
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mātō | |
| Genitive | *māt̯ōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mātō | *māt̯ōk |
| Accusative | *māt̯ōm | *māt̯ōjtē |
| Partitive | *mātōtē | |
| Genitive | *māt̯ōn | *māt̯ōj |
| Essive | *mātōnē | *māt̯ōjnē |
| Inessive | *māt̯ōsnē | |
| Elative | *māt̯ōstē | *māt̯ōjstē |
| Illative | *mātus̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *māt̯ōjnē *māt̯ujnë | — |
| Abessive | *māt̯ōptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: máhto
- Northern Sami: máhtu
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: máátu
- Skolt Sami: määtt
- Kildin Sami: ма̄дт (mādt)
- Ter Sami: matta
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