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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorttē
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*nuorttē
- north
- east
- south
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nuorttē | |
| Genitive | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nuorttē | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēm | *nuor̯t̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *nuorttētē | |
| Genitive | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēn | *nuor̯t̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *nuorttēnē | *nuor̯t̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēstē | *nuor̯t̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *nuorttās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *nuor̯t̯t̯ijnē *nuor̯t̯t̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *nuor̯t̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: noerhte (“north”)
- Northern Sami: nuorti (“east”)
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nuorttâ (“east”) (why â?)
- Skolt Sami: nuõrti (“east”)
- Kildin Sami: нуҏҏьт (nur̥r̥ʹt, “east”)
- Ter Sami: nïrrʹde (“south”)
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