Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/korë

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *kure.[1] Cognates include Proto-Finnic *kuru. Doublet of *kurë and *korsë.

Noun

*korë

  1. mountain ridge

Inflection

Even
Nominative *korë
Genitive *kor̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *korë *kor̯ëk
Accusative *kor̯ëm *kor̯ëjtē
Partitive *korëtē
Genitive *kor̯ën *kor̯ëj
Essive *korënē *kor̯ëjnē
Inessive *kor̯ësnē
Elative *kor̯ëstē *kor̯ëjstē
Illative *korës̯ën
Comitative *kor̯ëjnē
*kor̯ëjnë
Abessive *kor̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: gårrå

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.