< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ājmē
 | 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 *äjmä.
Noun
*ājmē
- needle
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ājmē | |
| Genitive | *āj̯m̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ājmē | *āj̯m̯ēk |
| Accusative | *āj̯m̯ēm | *āj̯m̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *ājmētē | |
| Genitive | *āj̯m̯ēn | *āj̯m̯ij |
| Essive | *ājmēnē | *āj̯m̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *āj̯m̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *āj̯m̯ēstē | *āj̯m̯ijstē |
| Illative | *ājmās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *āj̯m̯ijnē *āj̯m̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *āj̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: aejmie
- Ume Sami: ájbmie
- Pite Sami: ájbme
- Lule Sami: ájmme
- Northern Sami: áibmi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: äimi
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