Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lijnē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (lina /⁠līna⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *līną.

Noun

*lijnē

  1. cloth, linen
  2. scarf

Inflection

Even
Nominative *lijnē
Genitive *lij̯n̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *lijnē *lij̯n̯ēk
Accusative *lij̯n̯ēm *lij̯n̯ijtē
Partitive *lijnētē
Genitive *lij̯n̯ēn *lij̯n̯ij
Essive *lijnēnē *lij̯n̯ijnē
Inessive *lij̯n̯ēsnē
Elative *lij̯n̯ēstē *lij̯n̯ijstē
Illative *lijnās̯ën —
Comitative *lij̯n̯ijnē
*lij̯n̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *lij̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: lijnie
    • Ume Sami: lijdnie
    • Pite Sami: lijdne
    • Lule Sami: lijnne
    • Northern Sami: liidni
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: lijne
    • Skolt Sami: leiʹnn
    • Kildin Sami: лыййн (lyjjn)
    • Ter Sami: [script needed] (lᴉ̑j̄n̜e)

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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