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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlńë

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

Origin unknown.

Noun

*ëlńë

  1. gum (flesh around the teeth)

Inflection
Even
Nominative *ëlńë
Genitive *ël̯ń̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *ëlńë *ël̯ń̯ëk
Accusative *ël̯ń̯ëm *ël̯ń̯ëjtē
Partitive *ëlńëtē
Genitive *ël̯ń̯ën *ël̯ń̯ëj
Essive *ëlńënē *ël̯ń̯ëjnē
Inessive *ël̯ń̯ësnē
Elative *ël̯ń̯ëstē *ël̯ń̯ëjstē
Illative *ëlńës̯ën —
Comitative *ël̯ń̯ëjnē
*ël̯ń̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *ël̯ń̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: aldna
    • Lule Sami: allna
    • Northern Sami: algŋa, aldna
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: olnâ
    • Skolt Sami: õlŋŋ
    • Kildin Sami: элэнь (elenj)

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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