Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šëltē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *cilta.
Noun
*šëltē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *šëltē | |
| Genitive | *šël̯t̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *šëltē | *šël̯t̯ēk |
| Accusative | *šël̯t̯ēm | *šël̯t̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *šëltētē | |
| Genitive | *šël̯t̯ēn | *šël̯t̯ij |
| Essive | *šëltēnē | *šël̯t̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *šël̯t̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *šël̯t̯ēstē | *šël̯t̯ijstē |
| Illative | *šëltās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *šël̯t̯ijnē *šël̯t̯ijnë |
— |
| Abessive | *šël̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: sjeltie
- Northern Sami: šaldi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: šalde
- Skolt Sami: šâʹldd
- Kildin Sami: шалльт (šall’t)
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