Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mietë

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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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A loanword from Proto-Finnic *meci (stem *mete-). For a direct cognate, **mëtë would be predicted.

Noun

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*mietë

  1. honey

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *mietë
Genitive *miet̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *mietë *miet̯ëk
Accusative *miet̯ëm *miet̯ëjtē
Partitive *mietëtē
Genitive *miet̯ën *miet̯ëj
Essive *mietënē *miet̯ëjnē
Inessive *miet̯ësnē
Elative *miet̯ëstē *miet̯ëjstē
Illative *mietës̯ën
Comitative *miet̯ëjnē
*miet̯ëjnë
Abessive *miet̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: mierra, miedda
    • Lule Sami: mieda
    • Northern Sami: miehta
  • 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