Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/loamē

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

Noun

*loamē

1. cleft

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*loamē
Genitive	*loam̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*loamē	*loam̯ēk
Accusative	*loam̯ēm	*loam̯ijtē
Partitive	*loamētē
Genitive	*loam̯ēn	*loam̯ij
Essive	*loamēnē	*loam̯ijnē
Inessive	*loam̯ēsnē
Elative	*loam̯ēstē	*loam̯ijstē
Illative	*loamās̯ën	—
Comitative	*loam̯ijnē *loam̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*loam̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: låemie
  • Ume Sami: lå̄bmie
  • Pite Sami: lå̄bme
  • Lule Sami: loabme
  • Northern Sami: loapmi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: luámi
  • Skolt Sami: luẹʹmm
  • Kildin Sami: луэммь (luemm’)
  • Ter Sami: lïemme

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