Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/svālfō

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*swalwǭ), from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.[1]

Noun edit

*svālfō

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection edit

Even
Nominative *svālfō
Genitive *svāl̯f̯ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *svālfō *svāl̯f̯ōk
Accusative *svāl̯f̯ōm *svāl̯f̯ōjtē
Partitive *svālfōtē
Genitive *svāl̯f̯ōn *svāl̯f̯ōj
Essive *svālfōnē *svāl̯f̯ōjnē
Inessive *svāl̯f̯ōsnē
Elative *svāl̯f̯ōstē *svāl̯f̯ōjstē
Illative *svālfus̯ën
Comitative *svāl̯f̯ōjnē
*svāl̯f̯ujnë
Abessive *svāl̯f̯ōptāk̯ëk

Descendants edit

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: svaaloe
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: svallfo
    • Lule Sami: fálffo
    • Northern Sami: spálfu
  • Eastern Samic:

References edit

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.