Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ājrës

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-Norse [script needed] (*airuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *airuz.[1]

Noun

*ājrës

  1. messenger

Inflection

Even
Nominative *āj̯r̯ës
Genitive *āj̯r̯ësn
Singular Plural
Nominative *āj̯r̯ës *āj̯r̯ësk
Accusative *āj̯r̯ësm *āj̯r̯ësjtē
Partitive *āj̯r̯ëstē
Genitive *āj̯r̯ësn *āj̯r̯ësj
Essive *āj̯r̯ësnē *āj̯r̯ësjnē
Inessive *āj̯r̯ëssnē
Elative *āj̯r̯ësstē *āj̯r̯ësjstē
Illative *āj̯r̯ës̯s̯ën —
Comitative *āj̯r̯ësjnē
*āj̯r̯ësjnë 		—
Abessive *āj̯r̯ësptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: áirras
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: aairâs

References

  1. ^ Luobbal Sámmol Sámmol Ánte (Aikio, Ante). 2025. Two strata of Proto-Norse loanwords in Saami: Evidence for an extinct Norse variety [1]
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