Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lëvńē
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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
Origin unknown. Likely a substrate loanword.[1]
Noun
*lëvńē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lëvńē | |
| Genitive | *lëv̯ń̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lëvńē | *lëv̯ń̯ēk |
| Accusative | *lëv̯ń̯ēm | *lëv̯ń̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *lëvńētē | |
| Genitive | *lëv̯ń̯ēn | *lëv̯ń̯ij |
| Essive | *lëvńēnē | *lëv̯ń̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *lëv̯ń̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *lëv̯ń̯ēstē | *lëv̯ń̯ijstē |
| Illative | *lëvńās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *lëv̯ń̯ijnē *lëv̯ń̯ijnë |
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| Abessive | *lëv̯ń̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
References
- ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.