Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/juovë

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

Noun

*juovë

1. rock field, scree

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*juovë
Genitive	*juov̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*juovë	*juov̯ëk
Accusative	*juov̯ëm	*juov̯ëjtē
Partitive	*juovëtē
Genitive	*juov̯ën	*juov̯ëj
Essive	*juovënē	*juov̯ëjnē
Inessive	*juov̯ësnē
Elative	*juov̯ëstē	*juov̯ëjstē
Illative	*juovës̯ën	—
Comitative	*juov̯ëjnē *juov̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*juov̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: joeve
  • Ume Sami: juavva
  • Pite Sami: juovva
  • Lule Sami: juovva
  • Northern Sami: juovva
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: juoṿâ
  • Skolt Sami: juõvv
  • Ter Sami: йывв (jïvv)

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