Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ortë

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

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Noun

*ortë

1. tree-line

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ortë
Genitive	*or̯t̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ortë	*or̯t̯ëk
Accusative	*or̯t̯ëm	*or̯t̯ëjtē
Partitive	*ortëtē
Genitive	*or̯t̯ën	*or̯t̯ëj
Essive	*ortënē	*or̯t̯ëjnē
Inessive	*or̯t̯ësnē
Elative	*or̯t̯ëstē	*or̯t̯ëjstē
Illative	*ortës̯ën	—
Comitative	*or̯t̯ëjnē *or̯t̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*or̯t̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: årrdå
  • Lule Sami: årddå
  • Northern Sami: orda
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ordo
  • Skolt Sami: årdd
  • Kildin Sami:

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