Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mearë

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

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*mearë

  1. sea

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *mearë
Genitive *mear̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *mearë *mear̯ëk
Accusative *mear̯ëm *mear̯ëjtē
Partitive *mearëtē
Genitive *mear̯ën *mear̯ëj
Essive *mearënē *mear̯ëjnē
Inessive *mear̯ësnē
Elative *mear̯ëstē *mear̯ëjstē
Illative *mearës̯ën
Comitative *mear̯ëjnē
*mear̯ëjnë
Abessive *mear̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: mïere
    • Ume Sami: miärra
    • Pite Sami: mierra
    • Lule Sami: merra
    • Northern Sami: mearra
  • 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