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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sëlë

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

Noun

*sëlë

  1. fathom
  2. lap

Inflection
Even
Nominative *sëlë
Genitive *sël̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *sëlë *sël̯ëk
Accusative *sël̯ëm *sël̯ëjtē
Partitive *sëlëtē
Genitive *sël̯ën *sël̯ëj
Essive *sëlënē *sël̯ëjnē
Inessive *sël̯ësnē
Elative *sël̯ëstē *sël̯ëjstē
Illative *sëlës̯ën —
Comitative *sël̯ëjnē
*sël̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *sël̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sïlle
    • Ume Sami: salˈla
    • Pite Sami: salla
    • Lule Sami: salla
    • Northern Sami: salla
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: sollâ
    • Skolt Sami: sõll
    • Kildin Sami: сэ̄лл (sēll)
    • Ter Sami: sâll

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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