Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ājmō

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

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Noun

*ājmō

1. weather

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ājmō
Genitive	*āj̯m̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ājmō	*āj̯m̯ōk
Accusative	*āj̯m̯ōm	*āj̯m̯ōjtē
Partitive	*ājmōtē
Genitive	*āj̯m̯ōn	*āj̯m̯ōj
Essive	*ājmōnē	*āj̯m̯ōjnē
Inessive	*āj̯m̯ōsnē
Elative	*āj̯m̯ōstē	*āj̯m̯ōjstē
Illative	*ājmus̯ën	—
Comitative	*āj̯m̯ōjnē *āj̯m̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*āj̯m̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: aajmoe
  • Ume Sami: ájbmuo
  • Pite Sami: ájbmo
  • Lule Sami: ájmmo
  • Northern Sami: áibmu (“air”)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: áimu (“air”)
  • Skolt Sami: äimm (“air”)

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