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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ruovsē

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

From Pre-Samic *rawša, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hrauzā (whence Old Norse hrœrar). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *rauha, a doublet of *rāvsā.[1]

Noun

*ruovsē

  1. udder

Inflection
Even
Nominative *ruovsē
Genitive *ruov̯s̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ruovsē *ruov̯s̯ēk
Accusative *ruov̯s̯ēm *ruov̯s̯ijtē
Partitive *ruovsētē
Genitive *ruov̯s̯ēn *ruov̯s̯ij
Essive *ruovsēnē *ruov̯s̯ijnē
Inessive *ruov̯s̯ēsnē
Elative *ruov̯s̯ēstē *ruov̯s̯ijstē
Illative *ruovsās̯ën —
Comitative *ruov̯s̯ijnē
*ruov̯s̯ijnë		 —
Abessive *ruov̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: ruevsie
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: ruävvse
    • Lule Sami: ruokse
    • Northern Sami: ruoksi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: ryekˈsi
    • Skolt Sami: ruʹhss
    • Kildin Sami:

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

References
  1. Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.
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