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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/šilë

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *šiili (later *hiili).

Noun

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*šilë

  1. ember
  2. glow from a fire

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *šilë
Genitive *šil̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *šilë *šil̯ëk
Accusative *šil̯ëm *šil̯ëjtē
Partitive *šilëtē
Genitive *šil̯ën *šil̯ëj
Essive *šilënē *šil̯ëjnē
Inessive *šil̯ësnē
Elative *šil̯ëstē *šil̯ëjstē
Illative *šilës̯ën
Comitative *šil̯ëjnē
*šil̯ëjnë
Abessive *šil̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sjïjle
    • Ume Sami: sjïjlla
    • Pite Sami: sjilla

Further reading

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  • 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