Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pāltēs

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

Unknown.

Noun

*pāltēs

1. halibut

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pāl̯t̯ēs
Genitive	*pāl̯t̯ēsn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pāl̯t̯ēs	*pāl̯t̯ēsk
Accusative	*pāl̯t̯ēsm	*pāl̯t̯ēsjtē
Partitive	*pāl̯t̯ēstē
Genitive	*pāl̯t̯ēsn	*pāl̯t̯ēsj
Essive	*pāl̯t̯ēsnē	*pāl̯t̯ēsjnē
Inessive	*pāl̯t̯ēssnē
Elative	*pāl̯t̯ēsstē	*pāl̯t̯ēsjstē
Illative	*pāl̯t̯ēs̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*pāl̯t̯ēsjnē *pāl̯t̯ēsjnë	—
Abessive	*pāl̯t̯ēsptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: báldes
  • Northern Sami: bálddis
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pääldis
  • Skolt Sami: pääʹldes
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (pā͕l̜d̜es̜)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (pal̜d̜es̜)
• → Finnish: pallas
• → Russian: па́лтус (páltus)
  • Russenorsk: paltuska, balduska
• → Ukrainian: па́лтус (páltus)