Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mānō

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mānō), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Displaces Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.

Noun

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*mānō

  1. moon
  2. month

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *mānō
Genitive *mān̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *mānō *mān̯ōk
Accusative *mān̯ōm *mān̯ōjtē
Partitive *mānōtē
Genitive *mān̯ōn *mān̯ōj
Essive *mānōnē *mān̯ōjnē
Inessive *mān̯ōsnē
Elative *mān̯ōstē *mān̯ōjstē
Illative *mānus̯ën
Comitative *mān̯ōjnē
*mān̯ujnë
Abessive *mān̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: maanoe
    • Ume Sami: mánnuo
    • Pite Sami: mánno
    • Lule Sami: mánno
    • Northern Sami: mánnu
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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