Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/puoltë

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

From Pre-Samic *palti, cognate with Proto-Finnic *palci, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *falþaz (whence Old Norse faldr).[1]

Noun

*puoltë

  1. slope, hillside

Inflection

Even
Nominative *puoltë
Genitive *puol̯t̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *puoltë *puol̯t̯ëk
Accusative *puol̯t̯ëm *puol̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive *puoltëtē
Genitive *puol̯t̯ën *puol̯t̯ëj
Essive *puoltënē *puol̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive *puol̯t̯ësnē
Elative *puol̯t̯ëstē *puol̯t̯ëjstē
Illative *puoltës̯ën —
Comitative *puol̯t̯ëjnē
*puol̯t̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *puol̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: boelte
    • Ume Sami: buallda
    • Pite Sami: buallda
    • Lule Sami: buollda

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.
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