< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vërë
 | 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 Proto-Uralic *were.
Noun
*vërë
- blood
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vërë | |
| Genitive | *vër̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vërë | *vër̯ëk |
| Accusative | *vër̯ëm | *vër̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *vërëtē | |
| Genitive | *vër̯ën | *vër̯ëj |
| Essive | *vërënē | *vër̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *vër̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *vër̯ëstē | *vër̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *vërës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vër̯ëjnē *vër̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *vër̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vïrre
- Ume Sami: varˈra
- Pite Sami: varra
- Lule Sami: varra
- Northern Sami: varra
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: vorrâ
- Skolt Sami: võrr
- Kildin Sami: вэ̄рр (vērr)
- Ter Sami: vârr
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