Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lontē

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 Proto-Uralic *lunta.

Noun

*lontē

1. bird

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*lontē
Genitive	*lon̯t̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lontē	*lon̯t̯ēk
Accusative	*lon̯t̯ēm	*lon̯t̯ijtē
Partitive	*lontētē
Genitive	*lon̯t̯ēn	*lon̯t̯ij
Essive	*lontēnē	*lon̯t̯ijnē
Inessive	*lon̯t̯ēsnē
Elative	*lon̯t̯ēstē	*lon̯t̯ijstē
Illative	*lontās̯ën	—
Comitative	*lon̯t̯ijnē *lon̯t̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*lon̯t̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: ledtie
  • Ume Sami: lådˈdie
  • Pite Sami: lådˈde
  • Lule Sami: lådde
  • Northern Sami: loddi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: lodde
  • Skolt Sami: låʹdd
  • Kildin Sami: лоаннҍт (lånn’t)
  • Ter Sami: lonnʹde

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland