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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/muorë

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

Origin unknown. The word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Possibly from a Pre-Samic *mori or *mari.

Noun

*muorë

  1. tree
  2. wood

Inflection
Even
Nominative *muorë
Genitive *muor̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *muorë *muor̯ëk
Accusative *muor̯ëm *muor̯ëjtē
Partitive *muorëtē
Genitive *muor̯ën *muor̯ëj
Essive *muorënē *muor̯ëjnē
Inessive *muor̯ësnē
Elative *muor̯ëstē *muor̯ëjstē
Illative *muorës̯ën —
Comitative *muor̯ëjnē
*muor̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *muor̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: moere
    • Ume Sami: muorra
    • Pite Sami: muorra
    • Lule Sami: muorra
    • Northern Sami: muorra
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: muoṛâ
    • Skolt Sami: muõrr
    • Akkala Sami: мурр
    • Kildin Sami: мӯрр (mūrr)
    • Ter Sami: mïrr

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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