< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlmē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ilma.
Noun
*ëlmē
- sky
Inflection
Even | ||
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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