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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlńë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown.
Noun
*ëlńë
- gum (flesh around the teeth)
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ëlńë | |
| Genitive | *ël̯ń̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ëlńë | *ël̯ń̯ëk |
| Accusative | *ël̯ń̯ëm | *ël̯ń̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *ëlńëtē | |
| Genitive | *ël̯ń̯ën | *ël̯ń̯ëj |
| Essive | *ëlńënē | *ël̯ń̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *ël̯ń̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *ël̯ń̯ëstē | *ël̯ń̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *ëlńës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ël̯ń̯ëjnē *ël̯ń̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *ël̯ń̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Pite Sami: aldna
- Lule Sami: allna
- Northern Sami: algŋa
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: olnâ
- Skolt Sami: õlŋŋ
- Kildin Sami: элэнь (elenj)
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