Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/jëlŋēs

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

*jëlŋēs

1. tree stump

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*jël̯ŋ̯ēs
Genitive	*jëlŋās̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jël̯ŋ̯ēs	*jëlŋās̯ëk
Accusative	*jëlŋās̯ëm	*jëlŋās̯ëjtē
Partitive	*jël̯ŋ̯ēstē
Genitive	*jëlŋās̯ën	*jëlŋās̯ëj
Essive	*jël̯ŋ̯ēsnē	*jëlŋās̯ëjnē
Inessive	*jëlŋās̯ësnē
Elative	*jëlŋās̯ëstē	*jëlŋās̯ëjstē
Illative	*jël̯ŋ̯ās̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*jëlŋās̯ëjnē *jëlŋās̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*jëlŋās̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: jalnga
  • Ume Sami: jalŋies
  • Pite Sami: jalgŋes
  • Lule Sami: jalŋes
  • Northern Sami: jalŋŋis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: jaˈlŋes
  • Skolt Sami: jââʹlŋes
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (jȧ̮l̜ŋ͕e˴s̜)
  • Ter Sami: jâlʹŋesʹ

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