Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/porsē

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 *purša or *pursa (possibly cognate with Proto-Finnic *purha), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fursaz. Doublet of *fuorsē.[1]

Noun

*porsē

  1. waterfall, torrent, rapids

Inflection

Even
Nominative *porsē
Genitive *por̯s̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *porsē *por̯s̯ēk
Accusative *por̯s̯ēm *por̯s̯ijtē
Partitive *porsētē
Genitive *por̯s̯ēn *por̯s̯ij
Essive *porsēnē *por̯s̯ijnē
Inessive *por̯s̯ēsnē
Elative *por̯s̯ēstē *por̯s̯ijstē
Illative *porsās̯ën —
Comitative *por̯s̯ijnē
*por̯s̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *por̯s̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: (dialectal) borsi

References

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