< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëlvē
 | 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
*vëlvē
- pack of wolves
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vëlvē | |
| Genitive | *vël̯v̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *vëlvē | *vël̯v̯ēk |
| Accusative | *vël̯v̯ēm | *vël̯v̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *vëlvētē | |
| Genitive | *vël̯v̯ēn | *vël̯v̯ij |
| Essive | *vëlvēnē | *vël̯v̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *vël̯v̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *vël̯v̯ēstē | *vël̯v̯ijstē |
| Illative | *vëlvās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *vël̯v̯ijnē *vël̯v̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *vël̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: vallve
- Lule Sami: valvve
- Northern Sami: valvi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: valve
- Skolt Sami: vâʹlvv
- Kildin Sami:
- Ter Sami: vâllʹve
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