Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čëlmës

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

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Noun

*čëlmës

1. reticulum (second stomach)

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*čël̯m̯ës
Genitive	*čëlmës̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čël̯m̯ës	*čëlmës̯ëk
Accusative	*čëlmës̯ëm	*čëlmës̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čël̯m̯ëstē
Genitive	*čëlmës̯ën	*čëlmës̯ëj
Essive	*čël̯m̯ësnē	*čëlmës̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čëlmës̯ësnē
Elative	*čëlmës̯ëstē	*čëlmës̯ëjstē
Illative	*čël̯m̯ës̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*čëlmës̯ëjnē *čëlmës̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čëlmës̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjalmese
  • Ume Sami: tjalmas
  • Pite Sami: tjalmas
  • Lule Sami: tjalmas
  • Northern Sami: čalmmas
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čoolmâs
  • Skolt Sami: čõõlmâs
  • Kildin Sami: челмас (č’elmas) (obsolete)

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