< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńunē
 | This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Related to Proto-Finnic *nenä.
Noun
*ńunē
- nose
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ńunē | |
| Genitive | *ńun̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ńunē | *ńun̯ēk |
| Accusative | *ńun̯ēm | *ńun̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *ńunētē | |
| Genitive | *ńun̯ēn | *ńun̯ij |
| Essive | *ńunēnē | *ńun̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *ńun̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *ńun̯ēstē | *ńun̯ijstē |
| Illative | *ńunās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ńun̯ijnē *ńun̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *ńun̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: njuenie?
- Ume Sami: njuönies?
- Pite Sami: njuonne, njuonnje
- Lule Sami: njunnje
- Northern Sami: njunni
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njuṇe
- Skolt Sami: njuuʹnn
- Kildin Sami: нюннҍ (njunnʹ)
- Ter Sami: njunne
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