Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/muorë

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Origin unknown. The word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Possibly from a Pre-Samic *mori or *mari.

Noun[edit]

*muorë

  1. tree
  2. wood

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *muorë
Genitive *muor̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *muorë *muor̯ëk
Accusative *muor̯ëm *muor̯ëjtē
Partitive *muorëtē
Genitive *muor̯ën *muor̯ëj
Essive *muorënē *muor̯ëjnē
Inessive *muor̯ësnē
Elative *muor̯ëstē *muor̯ëjstē
Illative *muorës̯ën
Comitative *muor̯ëjnē
*muor̯ëjnë
Abessive *muor̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: moere
    • Ume Sami: muorra
    • Pite Sami: muorra
    • Lule Sami: muorra
    • Northern Sami: muorra
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading[edit]

  • 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