Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńëvlē

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

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Noun

*ńëvlē

  1. 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 (nivv’l)

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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