Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorttē

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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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*nuorttē

  1. north
  2. east
  3. south

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *nuorttē
Genitive *nuor̯t̯t̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nuorttē *nuor̯t̯t̯ēk
Accusative *nuor̯t̯t̯ēm *nuor̯t̯t̯ijtē
Partitive *nuorttētē
Genitive *nuor̯t̯t̯ēn *nuor̯t̯t̯ij
Essive *nuorttēnē *nuor̯t̯t̯ijnē
Inessive *nuor̯t̯t̯ēsnē
Elative *nuor̯t̯t̯ēstē *nuor̯t̯t̯ijstē
Illative *nuorttās̯ën
Comitative *nuor̯t̯t̯ijnē
*nuor̯t̯t̯ijnë
Abessive *nuor̯t̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: noerhte (north)
    • Northern Sami: nuorti (east)
  • 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