Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kālmē
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kalma.
Noun
*kālmē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kālmē | |
| Genitive | *kāl̯m̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kālmē | *kāl̯m̯ēk |
| Accusative | *kāl̯m̯ēm | *kāl̯m̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *kālmētē | |
| Genitive | *kāl̯m̯ēn | *kāl̯m̯ij |
| Essive | *kālmēnē | *kāl̯m̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *kāl̯m̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *kāl̯m̯ēstē | *kāl̯m̯ijstē |
| Illative | *kālmās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *kāl̯m̯ijnē *kāl̯m̯ijnë |
— |
| Abessive | *kāl̯m̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: gaelmie
- Ume Sami: gálbmie
- Pite Sami: gálbme
- Lule Sami: gálmme
- Northern Sami: gálbmi
- Eastern Samic:
- Kildin Sami: ка̄лльм (kāll’m)
- Ter Sami: ка̄лльмэ (kâ̄llʼme)
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