Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ealēmē

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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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From *ealētēk +‎ *-mē.

Noun

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*ealēmē

  1. life

Inflection

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Odd
Nominative *ealēmē
Genitive *ealēm̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ealēmē *ealēm̯ēk
Accusative *ealēm̯ēm *ealēm̯ējtē
Partitive *ealēmētē
Genitive *ealēm̯ēn *ealēm̯ēj
Essive *ealēmēnē *ealēm̯ējnē
Inessive *ealēm̯ēsnē
Elative *ealēm̯ēstē *ealēm̯ējstē
Illative *ealēmās̯ën
Comitative *ealēm̯ējnē
*ealēm̯ējnë
Abessive *ealēm̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: iellem
    • Northern Sami: eallin

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