< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuolmë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćolme. Related to Finnish solmu.
Noun
*čuolmë
- knot
Inflection
Even | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | *čuolmë | |
Genitive | *čuol̯m̯ën | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *čuolmë | *čuol̯m̯ëk |
Accusative | *čuol̯m̯ëm | *čuol̯m̯ëjtē |
Partitive | *čuolmëtē | |
Genitive | *čuol̯m̯ën | *čuol̯m̯ëj |
Essive | *čuolmënē | *čuol̯m̯ëjnē |
Inessive | *čuol̯m̯ësnē | |
Elative | *čuol̯m̯ëstē | *čuol̯m̯ëjstē |
Illative | *čuolmës̯ën | — |
Comitative | *čuol̯m̯ëjnē *čuol̯m̯ëjnë | — |
Abessive | *čuol̯m̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjoelme
- Ume Sami: tjualbma
- Pite Sami: tjualbma
- Lule Sami: tjuolmma
- Northern Sami: čuolbma
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čuolˈmâ
- Skolt Sami: čuõlmm
- Kildin Sami: чӯллм (čūllm)
- Ter Sami: čïllm
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