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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruoššē
 | This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *rasja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *grasją, a variant of Proto-Germanic *grasą continued in Danish græs, Swedish gräs, Norwegian Bokmål gress.
Noun
*ruoššē
- (Western Samic) rush (plant)
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ruoššē | |
| Genitive | *ruoš̯š̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ruoššē | *ruoš̯š̯ēk |
| Accusative | *ruoš̯š̯ēm | *ruoš̯š̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *ruoššētē | |
| Genitive | *ruoš̯š̯ēn | *ruoš̯š̯ij |
| Essive | *ruoššēnē | *ruoš̯š̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *ruoš̯š̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *ruoš̯š̯ēstē | *ruoš̯š̯ijstē |
| Illative | *ruoššās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ruoš̯š̯ijnē *ruoš̯š̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *ruoš̯š̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: ruäsˈsje
- → Northern Sami: ruošˈši
- Pite Sami: ruäsˈsje
References
- Aikio, Ante. 2006. "On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory". In Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 91, pp. 9–55.