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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mātō

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *mato. A doublet of *muocē.

Noun

*mātō

  1. worm

Inflection
Even
Nominative *mātō
Genitive *māt̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *mātō *māt̯ōk
Accusative *māt̯ōm *māt̯ōjtē
Partitive *mātōtē
Genitive *māt̯ōn *māt̯ōj
Essive *mātōnē *māt̯ōjnē
Inessive *māt̯ōsnē
Elative *māt̯ōstē *māt̯ōjstē
Illative *mātus̯ën —
Comitative *māt̯ōjnē
*māt̯ujnë		 —
Abessive *māt̯ōptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: máhto
    • Northern Sami: máhtu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: máátu
    • Skolt Sami: määtt
    • Kildin Sami: ма̄дт (mādt)
    • Ter Sami: matta

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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