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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlmē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ilma.

Noun

*ëlmē

  1. sky

Inflection
Even
Nominative *ëlmē
Genitive *ël̯m̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ëlmē *ël̯m̯ēk
Accusative *ël̯m̯ēm *ël̯m̯ijtē
Partitive *ëlmētē
Genitive *ël̯m̯ēn *ël̯m̯ij
Essive *ëlmēnē *ël̯m̯ijnē
Inessive *ël̯m̯ēsnē
Elative *ël̯m̯ēstē *ël̯m̯ijstē
Illative *ëlmās̯ën —
Comitative *ël̯m̯ijnē
*ël̯m̯ijnë		 —
Abessive *ël̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: elmie
    • Ume Sami: albmie
    • Pite Sami: albme
    • Lule Sami: almme
    • Northern Sami: albmi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: alme
    • Skolt Sami: âʹlmm
    • Kildin Sami: алльм (allʹm)

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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