Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuoltō

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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

From Pre-Samic *kalto, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, or *kaldô (whence Icelandic kaldi).[1]

Noun

*kuoltō

  1. strong wind in winter, which blows snow up from the ground

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kuoltō
Genitive *kuol̯t̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuoltō *kuol̯t̯ōk
Accusative *kuol̯t̯ōm *kuol̯t̯ōjtē
Partitive *kuoltōtē
Genitive *kuol̯t̯ōn *kuol̯t̯ōj
Essive *kuoltōnē *kuol̯t̯ōjnē
Inessive *kuol̯t̯ōsnē
Elative *kuol̯t̯ōstē *kuol̯t̯ōjstē
Illative *kuoltus̯ën
Comitative *kuol̯t̯ōjnē
*kuol̯t̯ujnë
Abessive *kuol̯t̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gåaltoe
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: gualldo
    • Lule Sami: guolldo
    • Northern Sami: guoldu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kuáldu
    • Skolt Sami: kuâldd
    • Kildin Sami: (kuel̄d)
    • Ter Sami: (ki̮el̄da)

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

  1. ^ Aikio, A. (2006). On Germanic-Saami contacts and Saami prehistory. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja, 2006(91), 9–55.