Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)olpē

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-Finnic *hulpa.

Noun

*(h)olpē

1. selvage

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*(h)olpē
Genitive	*(h)ol̯p̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*(h)olpē	*(h)ol̯p̯ēk
Accusative	*(h)ol̯p̯ēm	*(h)ol̯p̯ijtē
Partitive	*(h)olpētē
Genitive	*(h)ol̯p̯ēn	*(h)ol̯p̯ij
Essive	*(h)olpēnē	*(h)ol̯p̯ijnē
Inessive	*(h)ol̯p̯ēsnē
Elative	*(h)ol̯p̯ēstē	*(h)ol̯p̯ijstē
Illative	*(h)olpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*(h)ol̯p̯ijnē *(h)ol̯p̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*(h)ol̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: ulpie
  • Ume Sami: ülbbie
  • Lule Sami: hålbbe
  • Northern Sami: holbi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: olbe
  • Skolt Sami: åʹlbb
  • Kildin Sami:

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