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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/orēs

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-Uralic *urɜ. Cognate with Hungarian úr ("Mr, lord; man, husband, prince"), and Finnish uros ("male", "adult man").

Noun

*orēs

  1. male

Inflection
Odd
Nominative *or̯ēs
Genitive *orās̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *or̯ēs *orās̯ëk
Accusative *orās̯ëm *orās̯ëjtē
Partitive *or̯ēstē
Genitive *orās̯ën *orās̯ëj
Essive *or̯ēsnē *orās̯ëjnē
Inessive *orās̯ësnē
Elative *orās̯ëstē *orās̯ëjstē
Illative *or̯ās̯s̯ën —
Comitative *orās̯ëjnē
*orās̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *orās̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: urries
    • Ume Sami: årˈries
    • Pite Sami: åres
    • Lule Sami: åres
    • Northern Sami: varris (why va?)
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: ores
    • Skolt Sami: ååʹres
    • Kildin Sami: оаресь (år’es’)

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
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