Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nëmë

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 *nime.

Noun

*nëmë

1. name

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*nëmë
Genitive	*nëm̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nëmë	*nëm̯ëk
Accusative	*nëm̯ëm	*nëm̯ëjtē
Partitive	*nëmëtē
Genitive	*nëm̯ën	*nëm̯ëj
Essive	*nëmënē	*nëm̯ëjnē
Inessive	*nëm̯ësnē
Elative	*nëm̯ëstē	*nëm̯ëjstē
Illative	*nëmës̯ën	—
Comitative	*nëm̯ëjnē *nëm̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*nëm̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nïmme
  • Ume Sami: namˈma
  • Pite Sami: namma
  • Lule Sami: namma
  • Northern Sami: namma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nommâ
  • Skolt Sami: nõmm
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (nɵm)
  • Kildin Sami: нэ̄мм (nēmm)
  • Ter Sami: nâmm

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland