Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tuontër

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

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *tandër, probably from Proto-Uralic *tëntere (whence also Nganasan [script needed] (čintərəə, “fell (mountain)”)).

Noun

*tuontër

  1. fell (mountain)

Inflection

Odd
Nominative *tuon̯t̯ër
Genitive *tuontër̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *tuon̯t̯ër *tuontër̯ëk
Accusative *tuontër̯ëm *tuontër̯ëjtē
Partitive *tuon̯t̯ërtē
Genitive *tuontër̯ën *tuontër̯ëj
Essive *tuon̯t̯ërnē *tuontër̯ëjnē
Inessive *tuontër̯ësnē
Elative *tuontër̯ëstē *tuontër̯ëjstē
Illative *tuon̯t̯ër̯s̯ën —
Comitative *tuontër̯ëjnē
*tuontër̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *tuontër̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: doedtere
    • Lule Sami: duottar
    • Northern Sami: duottar
  • Eastern Samic:
  • → Finnish: tunturi
  • → Karelian:

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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