Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lijnē

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 ᛚᛁᚾᚨ (lina /⁠līna⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *līną.

Noun

*lijnē

1. cloth, linen
2. scarf

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*lijnē
Genitive	*lij̯n̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lijnē	*lij̯n̯ēk
Accusative	*lij̯n̯ēm	*lij̯n̯ijtē
Partitive	*lijnētē
Genitive	*lij̯n̯ēn	*lij̯n̯ij
Essive	*lijnēnē	*lij̯n̯ijnē
Inessive	*lij̯n̯ēsnē
Elative	*lij̯n̯ēstē	*lij̯n̯ijstē
Illative	*lijnās̯ën	—
Comitative	*lij̯n̯ijnē *lij̯n̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*lij̯n̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: lijnie
  • Ume Sami: lijdnie
  • Pite Sami: lijdne
  • Lule Sami: lijnne
  • Northern Sami: liidni
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lijne
  • Skolt Sami: leiʹnn
  • Kildin Sami: лыййн (lyjjn)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (lᴉ̑j̄n̜e)

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