Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëlńë

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

Origin unknown.

Noun

*ëlńë

1. gum (flesh around the teeth)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ëlńë
Genitive	*ël̯ń̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ëlńë	*ël̯ń̯ëk
Accusative	*ël̯ń̯ëm	*ël̯ń̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ëlńëtē
Genitive	*ël̯ń̯ën	*ël̯ń̯ëj
Essive	*ëlńënē	*ël̯ń̯ëjnē
Inessive	*ël̯ń̯ësnē
Elative	*ël̯ń̯ëstē	*ël̯ń̯ëjstē
Illative	*ëlńës̯ën	—
Comitative	*ël̯ń̯ëjnē *ël̯ń̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*ël̯ń̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: aldna
  • Lule Sami: allna
  • Northern Sami: algŋa, aldna
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: olnâ
  • Skolt Sami: õlŋŋ
  • Kildin Sami: элэнь (elenj)

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