Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/pealjē

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *peljä.

Noun

*pealjē

1. ear

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*pealjē
Genitive	*peal̯j̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pealjē	*peal̯j̯ēk
Accusative	*peal̯j̯ēm	*peal̯j̯ijtē
Partitive	*pealjētē
Genitive	*peal̯j̯ēn	*peal̯j̯ij
Essive	*pealjēnē	*peal̯j̯ijnē
Inessive	*peal̯j̯ēsnē
Elative	*peal̯j̯ēstē	*peal̯j̯ijstē
Illative	*pealjās̯ën	—
Comitative	*peal̯j̯ijnē *peal̯j̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*peal̯j̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Derived terms

• *pealjētteamē

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: bieljie
  • Ume Sami: beälljie
  • Pite Sami: bällje
  • Lule Sami: biellje
  • Northern Sami: beallji
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: pelji
  • Skolt Sami: peʹllj
  • Akkala Sami: пелль (p’ell’)
  • Kildin Sami: пе̄лльй (piell’j)
  • Ter Sami: pielle

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