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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/silpë

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

*silpë

  1. silver

Inflection
Even
Nominative *silpë
Genitive *sil̯p̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *silpë *sil̯p̯ëk
Accusative *sil̯p̯ëm *sil̯p̯ëjtē
Partitive *silpëtē
Genitive *sil̯p̯ën *sil̯p̯ëj
Essive *silpënē *sil̯p̯ëjnē
Inessive *sil̯p̯ësnē
Elative *sil̯p̯ëstē *sil̯p̯ëjstē
Illative *silpës̯ën —
Comitative *sil̯p̯ëjnē
*sil̯p̯ëjnë		 —
Abessive *sil̯p̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: sïlpe
    • Ume Sami: sïlbba
    • Pite Sami: sillba
    • Lule Sami: silbba
    • Northern Sami: silba
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: silbâ
    • Skolt Sami: silbb
    • Kildin Sami: сыллп (syllp)
    • Ter Sami: sïllb

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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