Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lësē

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *lisä. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *lisä.

Noun

*lësē

1. addition

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*lësē
Genitive	*lës̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lësē	*lës̯ēk
Accusative	*lës̯ēm	*lës̯ijtē
Partitive	*lësētē
Genitive	*lës̯ēn	*lës̯ij
Essive	*lësēnē	*lës̯ijnē
Inessive	*lës̯ēsnē
Elative	*lës̯ēstē	*lës̯ijstē
Illative	*lësās̯ën	—
Comitative	*lës̯ijnē *lës̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*lës̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Derived terms

• *lësēttētēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: lissie
  • Lule Sami: lasse
  • Northern Sami: lassi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lase
  • Skolt Sami: lââʹss
  • Kildin Sami: лашшь (lašš’)
  • Ter Sami: lâšše

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