Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/seajnē

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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 *saina.

Noun

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*seajnē

  1. wall

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *seajnē
Genitive *seaj̯n̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *seajnē *seaj̯n̯ēk
Accusative *seaj̯n̯ēm *seaj̯n̯ijtē
Partitive *seajnētē
Genitive *seaj̯n̯ēn *seaj̯n̯ij
Essive *seajnēnē *seaj̯n̯ijnē
Inessive *seaj̯n̯ēsnē
Elative *seaj̯n̯ēstē *seaj̯n̯ijstē
Illative *seajnās̯ën
Comitative *seaj̯n̯ijnē
*seaj̯n̯ijnë
Abessive *seaj̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: siejnne
    • Northern Sami: seaidni
  • 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