Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nisōn

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

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Noun

*nisōn

1. woman

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*nis̯ōn
Genitive	*nisun̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nis̯ōn	*nisun̯ëk
Accusative	*nisun̯ëm	*nisun̯ëjtē
Partitive	*nis̯ōntē
Genitive	*nisun̯ën	*nisun̯ëj
Essive	*nis̯ōnnē	*nisun̯ëjnē
Inessive	*nisun̯ësnē
Elative	*nisun̯ëstē	*nisun̯ëjstē
Illative	*nis̯un̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*nisun̯ëjnē *nisun̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*nisun̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nyjsene
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami:
  • Lule Sami: nissun
  • Northern Sami: nisu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nissoon
  • Skolt Sami: neezzan
  • Akkala Sami: нэззан (nezzan)
  • Kildin Sami: нызан (nyzan)
  • Ter Sami: nëzan

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