Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ealēmē

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 *ealētēk +‎ *-mē.

Noun

*ealēmē

1. life

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*ealēmē
Genitive	*ealēm̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ealēmē	*ealēm̯ēk
Accusative	*ealēm̯ēm	*ealēm̯ējtē
Partitive	*ealēmētē
Genitive	*ealēm̯ēn	*ealēm̯ēj
Essive	*ealēmēnē	*ealēm̯ējnē
Inessive	*ealēm̯ēsnē
Elative	*ealēm̯ēstē	*ealēm̯ējstē
Illative	*ealēmās̯ën	—
Comitative	*ealēm̯ējnē *ealēm̯ējnë	—
Abessive	*ealēm̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: iellem
  • Northern Sami: eallin

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