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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vierccë
 | This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *vērttës, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.
Noun
*vierccë
- ram (male sheep)
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vierccë | |
| Genitive | *vier̯c̯c̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vierccë | *vier̯c̯c̯ëk |
| Accusative | *vier̯c̯c̯ëm | *vier̯c̯c̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *vierccëtē | |
| Genitive | *vier̯c̯c̯ën | *vier̯c̯c̯ëj |
| Essive | *vierccënē | *vier̯c̯c̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *vier̯c̯c̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *vier̯c̯c̯ëstē | *vier̯c̯c̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *vierccës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vier̯c̯c̯ëjnē *vier̯c̯c̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *vier̯c̯c̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vïerhtse
- Ume Sami:
- Pite Sami: värrtsa
- Lule Sami: vierttsa
- Northern Sami: vierca
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: vierˈccâ
- Skolt Sami: viõrcc
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