Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/miellē
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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 Proto-Norse (*melha-) (whence Old Norse melr).
Noun
*miellē
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *miellē | |
| Genitive | *miel̯l̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *miellē | *miel̯l̯ēk |
| Accusative | *miel̯l̯ēm | *miel̯l̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *miellētē | |
| Genitive | *miel̯l̯ēn | *miel̯l̯ij |
| Essive | *miellēnē | *miel̯l̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *miel̯l̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *miel̯l̯ēstē | *miel̯l̯ijstē |
| Illative | *miellās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *miel̯l̯ijnē *miel̯l̯ijnë |
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| Abessive | *miel̯l̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- → Finnish: (dialectal) mella
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
- ^ Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.