те̄лл

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *tielō, from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *þelą.

Related to Finnish tela and probably to тя̄лл (teall). Cognates include Northern Sami diellu and Skolt Sami tiäll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti̯elː/

Noun

те̄лл (tiell)(obsolete or dialectal)

  1. birchbark underlay (like a tablecloth) used during traveling to avoid placing food onto the ground.
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Inflection

Declension of те̄лл (type I noun, лл-л gradation)
Nominative те̄лл (tiell)
Genitive тъе̄л (t’ēl)
Dative-Illative тӣллэ (tīlle)
Comitative тье̄лэнҍ (t’’ēlen’)
singular plural
Nominative те̄лл (tiell) тъе̄л (t’ēl)
Accusative тъе̄л (t’ēl) тье̄лэтҍ (t’’ēlet’)
Genitive тъе̄л (t’ēl) тье̄лэ (t’’ēle)
Dative-Illative тӣллэ (tīlle) тье̄лэтҍ (t’’ēlet’)
Locative тъе̄лэсьт (t’ēles’t) тье̄лэнҍ (t’’ēlen’)
Comitative тье̄лэнҍ (t’’ēlen’) тье̄лэгуэйм (t’’ēleguejm)
Abessive тъе̄лха (t’ēlxa) тье̄лэха (t’’ēlexa)
Essive тъе̄ллэнҍ (t’ēllen’)
Partitive тъе̄ллэ (t’ēlle)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “tieллᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “tieллᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 588