Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlkē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Proto-Finnic *ülkä.

Noun

*ëlkē

  1. boy

Inflection

Even
Nominative *ëlkē
Genitive *ël̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ëlkē *ël̯k̯ēk
Accusative *ël̯k̯ēm *ël̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *ëlkētē
Genitive *ël̯k̯ēn *ël̯k̯ij
Essive *ëlkēnē *ël̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *ël̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *ël̯k̯ēstē *ël̯k̯ijstē
Illative *ëlkās̯ën —
Comitative *ël̯k̯ijnē
*ël̯k̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *ël̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: elkie
    • Ume Sami: alggie
    • Lule Sami: alkke
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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