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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
Etymology
Borrowed from unattested Proto-Norse (*kalwa-), from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz.
Noun
*kālvë
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kālvë | |
| Genitive | *kāl̯v̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kālvë | *kāl̯v̯ëk |
| Accusative | *kāl̯v̯ëm | *kāl̯v̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *kālvëtē | |
| Genitive | *kāl̯v̯ën | *kāl̯v̯ëj |
| Essive | *kālvënē | *kāl̯v̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *kāl̯v̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *kāl̯v̯ëstē | *kāl̯v̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *kālvës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *kāl̯v̯ëjnē *kāl̯v̯ëjnë |
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| Abessive | *kāl̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
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
References
- ^ Luobbal Sámmol Sámmol Ánte (Aikio, Ante). 2020. Loanwords from Unattested Nordic Source Forms in Saami. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2020 (65):5–24.