< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuonë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*vuonë
- fjord
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vuonë | |
| Genitive | *vuon̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vuonë | *vuon̯ëk |
| Accusative | *vuon̯ëm | *vuon̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *vuonëtē | |
| Genitive | *vuon̯ën | *vuon̯ëj |
| Essive | *vuonënē | *vuon̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *vuon̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *vuon̯ëstē | *vuon̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *vuonës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vuon̯ëjnē *vuon̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *vuon̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: voene
- Ume Sami: vuadna
- Pite Sami: vuodna
- Lule Sami: vuodna
- Northern Sami: vuotna
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: vuoṇâ
- Skolt Sami: vuõnn
- Kildin Sami: вӯнн (vūnn)
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