Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vierë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *wäre, cognate with Proto-Finnic *veeri, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *wäre.
Noun
*vierë
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vierë | |
| Genitive | *vier̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vierë | *vier̯ëk |
| Accusative | *vier̯ëm | *vier̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *vierëtē | |
| Genitive | *vier̯ën | *vier̯ëj |
| Essive | *vierënē | *vier̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *vier̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *vier̯ëstē | *vier̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *vierës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vier̯ëjnē *vier̯ëjnë |
— |
| Abessive | *vier̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vïere
- Ume Sami: viärra
- Pite Sami: vierra
- Lule Sami: vierra
- Northern Sami: vierra
- Eastern Samic:
- Skolt Sami: viõrr
- Kildin Sami:
- Ter Sami: virr
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