< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nealkē
 | 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
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *nälkä. Possibly a doublet with *ńālkē.
Noun
*nealkē
- hunger
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nealkē | |
| Genitive | *neal̯k̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *nealkē | *neal̯k̯ēk |
| Accusative | *neal̯k̯ēm | *neal̯k̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *nealkētē | |
| Genitive | *neal̯k̯ēn | *neal̯k̯ij |
| Essive | *nealkēnē | *neal̯k̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *neal̯k̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *neal̯k̯ēstē | *neal̯k̯ijstē |
| Illative | *nealkās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *neal̯k̯ijnē *neal̯k̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *neal̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: nielkie
- Ume Sami: neälggie
- Pite Sami: nällge
- Lule Sami: nielgge
- Northern Sami: nealgi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: nelgi
- Skolt Sami: neäʹlǧǧ
- Kildin Sami: не̄лльк (njēllʹk)
- Ter Sami: niellʹgʹ
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