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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńëvlē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*ńëvlē
- slime
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ńëvlē | |
| Genitive | *ńëv̯l̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ńëvlē | *ńëv̯l̯ēk |
| Accusative | *ńëv̯l̯ēm | *ńëv̯l̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *ńëvlētē | |
| Genitive | *ńëv̯l̯ēn | *ńëv̯l̯ij |
| Essive | *ńëvlēnē | *ńëv̯l̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *ńëv̯l̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *ńëv̯l̯ēstē | *ńëv̯l̯ijstē |
| Illative | *ńëvlās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *ńëv̯l̯ijnē *ńëv̯l̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *ńëv̯l̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: njevlie
- Ume Sami: njaùlee
- Pite Sami: njavˈlie
- Lule Sami: njávlle
- Northern Sami: njivli, njivlla
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njivle
- Skolt Sami: njeu´ll
- Kildin Sami: ниввьл (nivvʹl)
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