Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vësmē

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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]

Noun[edit]

*vësmē

  1. fresh snow

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *vësmē
Genitive *vës̯m̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vësmē *vës̯m̯ēk
Accusative *vës̯m̯ēm *vës̯m̯ijtē
Partitive *vësmētē
Genitive *vës̯m̯ēn *vës̯m̯ij
Essive *vësmēnē *vës̯m̯ijnē
Inessive *vës̯m̯ēsnē
Elative *vës̯m̯ēstē *vës̯m̯ijstē
Illative *vësmās̯ën
Comitative *vës̯m̯ijnē
*vës̯m̯ijnë
Abessive *vës̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: vassme
    • Northern Sami: vasmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vasme
    • Skolt Sami:

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