Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/suojē

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

Noun

*suojē

1. shelter, cover

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*suojē
Genitive	*suoj̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*suojē	*suoj̯ēk
Accusative	*suoj̯ēm	*suoj̯ijtē
Partitive	*suojētē
Genitive	*suoj̯ēn	*suoj̯ij
Essive	*suojēnē	*suoj̯ijnē
Inessive	*suoj̯ēsnē
Elative	*suoj̯ēstē	*suoj̯ijstē
Illative	*suojās̯ën	—
Comitative	*suoj̯ijnē *suoj̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*suoj̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: suöjjie
  • Pite Sami: suodje, suojje
  • Lule Sami: suodje
  • Northern Sami: suodji
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: syeji
  • Skolt Sami: suẹʹjj
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: sïejja

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