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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëlvē

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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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Noun

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*vëlvē

  1. pack of wolves

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *vëlvē
Genitive *vël̯v̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *vëlvē *vël̯v̯ēk
Accusative *vël̯v̯ēm *vël̯v̯ijtē
Partitive *vëlvētē
Genitive *vël̯v̯ēn *vël̯v̯ij
Essive *vëlvēnē *vël̯v̯ijnē
Inessive *vël̯v̯ēsnē
Elative *vël̯v̯ēstē *vël̯v̯ijstē
Illative *vëlvās̯ën
Comitative *vël̯v̯ijnē
*vël̯v̯ijnë
Abessive *vël̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Pite Sami: vallve
    • Lule Sami: valvve
    • Northern Sami: valvi
  • Eastern Samic:

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