Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruomtë

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Samic *ramti, borrowed from pre-Proto-Germanic *ramdō- (later *randō, whence Old Norse rǫnd).[1]

Noun

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*ruomtë

  1. edge

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *ruomtë
Genitive *ruom̯t̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *ruomtë *ruom̯t̯ëk
Accusative *ruom̯t̯ëm *ruom̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive *ruomtëtē
Genitive *ruom̯t̯ën *ruom̯t̯ëj
Essive *ruomtënē *ruom̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive *ruom̯t̯ësnē
Elative *ruom̯t̯ëstē *ruom̯t̯ëjstē
Illative *ruomtës̯ën
Comitative *ruom̯t̯ëjnē
*ruom̯t̯ëjnë
Abessive *ruom̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: ruabbda
    • Lule Sami: ruobdda
    • Northern Sami: ruovda
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.