< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sormē
 | 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
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *surma.
Noun
*sormē
- death
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sormē | |
| Genitive | *sor̯m̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sormē | *sor̯m̯ēk |
| Accusative | *sor̯m̯ēm | *sor̯m̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *sormētē | |
| Genitive | *sor̯m̯ēn | *sor̯m̯ij |
| Essive | *sormēnē | *sor̯m̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *sor̯m̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *sor̯m̯ēstē | *sor̯m̯ijstē |
| Illative | *sormās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *sor̯m̯ijnē *sor̯m̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *sor̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: sårmme
- Northern Sami: sorbmi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: sorme
- Skolt Sami: såʹrmm
- Kildin Sami: [Term?]
- Ter Sami: sorrʹme
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