Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)eavnē

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

*(h)eavnē

1. spider

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)eavnē
Genitive	*(h)eav̯n̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)eavnē	*(h)eav̯n̯ēk
Accusative	*(h)eav̯n̯ēm	*(h)eav̯n̯ijtē
Partitive	*(h)eavnētē
Genitive	*(h)eav̯n̯ēn	*(h)eav̯n̯ij
Essive	*(h)eavnēnē	*(h)eav̯n̯ijnē
Inessive	*(h)eav̯n̯ēsnē
Elative	*(h)eav̯n̯ēstē	*(h)eav̯n̯ijstē
Illative	*(h)eavnās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)eav̯n̯ijnē *(h)eav̯n̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(h)eav̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: hievnie
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: hävdne
  • Lule Sami: hievnne
  • Northern Sami: heavdni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: evni
  • >? Skolt Sami: eeunaž
  • >? Akkala Sami: эунӹш (eunïš)
  • >? Kildin Sami: [script needed] (ʲė̆ȧunɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́)
  • >? Ter Sami: [Term?] (jė̆ȧunai̭)

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