Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(s)nāltëjō

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 [script needed] (*snāldjōn-) (whence Old Norse snælda).

Noun

*(s)nāltëjō

1. spindle

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(s)nāltëjō
Genitive	*(s)nāltëj̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(s)nāltëjō	*(s)nāltëj̯ōk
Accusative	*(s)nāltëj̯ōm	*(s)nāltëj̯ōjtē
Partitive	*(s)nāltëjōtē
Genitive	*(s)nāltëj̯ōn	*(s)nāltëj̯ōj
Essive	*(s)nāltëjōnē	*(s)nāltëj̯ōjnē
Inessive	*(s)nāltëj̯ōsnē
Elative	*(s)nāltëj̯ōstē	*(s)nāltëj̯ōjstē
Illative	*(s)nāltëjus̯ën	—
Comitative	*(s)nāltëj̯ōjnē *(s)nāltëj̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*(s)nāltëj̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

From *snāltëjō:

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: snaaltije
  • Ume Sami: snaldòi
  • Pite Sami: snálldo
  • Lule Sami: snálldo
  • Northern Sami: snáldu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: snäldee
  • Skolt Sami: snaʹlddi

From *nāltëjō:

• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: naʹlddi
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (nɑ̀l̜ᵈt̜eⁱ)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (nȧl̜̜ᵈt̜ɛ)