Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)ārtō

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 [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hardį̄.

Noun

*(h)ārtō

  1. shoulder

Inflection

Even
Nominative *(h)ārtō
Genitive *(h)ār̯t̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *(h)ārtō *(h)ār̯t̯ōk
Accusative *(h)ār̯t̯ōm *(h)ār̯t̯ōjtē
Partitive *(h)ārtōtē
Genitive *(h)ār̯t̯ōn *(h)ār̯t̯ōj
Essive *(h)ārtōnē *(h)ār̯t̯ōjnē
Inessive *(h)ār̯t̯ōsnē
Elative *(h)ār̯t̯ōstē *(h)ār̯t̯ōjstē
Illative *(h)ārtus̯ën
Comitative *(h)ār̯t̯ōjnē
*(h)ār̯t̯ujnë
Abessive *(h)ār̯t̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: haartoe
    • Pite Sami: hárrdo
    • Lule Sami: hárddo
    • Northern Sami: hárdu

Further reading

  • 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