< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vārē
 | 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
Noun
*vārē
- mountain
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vārē | |
| Genitive | *vār̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vārē | *vār̯ēk |
| Accusative | *vār̯ēm | *vār̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *vārētē | |
| Genitive | *vār̯ēn | *vār̯ij |
| Essive | *vārēnē | *vār̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *vār̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *vār̯ēstē | *vār̯ijstē |
| Illative | *vārās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vār̯ijnē *vār̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *vār̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vaerie
- Ume Sami: várrie
- Pite Sami: várre
- Lule Sami: várre
- Northern Sami: várri
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: vääṛi
- Skolt Sami: vääʹrr
- Kildin Sami: ва̄ррь (vārrʹ)
- Ter Sami: varre
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