Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/monē

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

From Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

*monē

1. egg

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*monē
Genitive	*mon̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*monē	*mon̯ēk
Accusative	*mon̯ēm	*mon̯ijtē
Partitive	*monētē
Genitive	*mon̯ēn	*mon̯ij
Essive	*monēnē	*mon̯ijnē
Inessive	*mon̯ēsnē
Elative	*mon̯ēstē	*mon̯ijstē
Illative	*monās̯ën	—
Comitative	*mon̯ijnē *mon̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*mon̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: munnie
  • Ume Sami: münˈnie
  • Pite Sami: månne
  • Lule Sami: månne
  • Northern Sami: monni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: maṇe
  • Skolt Sami: mââʹnn
  • Akkala Sami: мэннҍ (menn’)
  • Kildin Sami: маннҍ (mann’)
  • Ter Sami: маннӭ (mânn’e)

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