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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nëkēr

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

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Noun

*nëkēr

  1. dream (imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping)

Inflection
Even
Nominative *nëk̯ēr
Genitive *nëk̯ērn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nëk̯ēr *nëk̯ērk
Accusative *nëk̯ērm *nëk̯ērjtē
Partitive *nëk̯ērtē
Genitive *nëk̯ērn *nëk̯ērj
Essive *nëk̯ērnē *nëk̯ērjnē
Inessive *nëk̯ērsnē
Elative *nëk̯ērstē *nëk̯ērjstē
Illative *nëk̯ēr̯s̯ën —
Comitative *nëk̯ērjnē
*nëk̯ērjnë		 —
Abessive *nëk̯ērptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: næhkere
    • Ume Sami: nihkèr
    • Pite Sami: nakier
    • Lule Sami: nager
    • Northern Sami: nagir
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: naṿer
    • Skolt Sami: nââ´er
    • Akkala Sami: [Term?] (naγer)
    • Kildin Sami: нагерь (nag’er’)
    • Ter Sami: [Term?] (nɐg̜er̜)

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