< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëljē
 | 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
Noun
*vëljē
- plenty
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vëljē | |
| Genitive | *vël̯j̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vëljē | *vël̯j̯ēk |
| Accusative | *vël̯j̯ēm | *vël̯j̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *vëljētē | |
| Genitive | *vël̯j̯ēn | *vël̯j̯ij |
| Essive | *vëljēnē | *vël̯j̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *vël̯j̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *vël̯j̯ēstē | *vël̯j̯ijstē |
| Illative | *vëljās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vël̯j̯ijnē *vël̯j̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *vël̯j̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: veljie
- Ume Sami: valljie
- Pite Sami: vallje
- Lule Sami: vallje
- Northern Sami: vallji
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: valje
- Skolt Sami: vâʹllj
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