Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ëltës

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

Noun

*ëltës

1. tongue of a shoe

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ël̯t̯ës
Genitive	*ëltës̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ël̯t̯ës	*ëltës̯ëk
Accusative	*ëltës̯ëm	*ëltës̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ël̯t̯ëstē
Genitive	*ëltës̯ën	*ëltës̯ëj
Essive	*ël̯t̯ësnē	*ëltës̯ëjnē
Inessive	*ëltës̯ësnē
Elative	*ëltës̯ëstē	*ëltës̯ëjstē
Illative	*ël̯t̯ës̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*ëltës̯ëjnē *ëltës̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*ëltës̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: altese
  • Ume Sami: aldas
  • Pite Sami: aldas
  • Lule Sami: aldas
  • Northern Sami: alddas
• Eastern Sami:
  • Inari Sami: ooldâs
  • Kildin Sami: элтас (eltas)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “e̮lte̮s”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland