Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vëlvē

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

*vëlvē

1. pack of wolves

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*vëlvē
Genitive	*vël̯v̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*vëlvē	*vël̯v̯ēk
Accusative	*vël̯v̯ēm	*vël̯v̯ijtē
Partitive	*vëlvētē
Genitive	*vël̯v̯ēn	*vël̯v̯ij
Essive	*vëlvēnē	*vël̯v̯ijnē
Inessive	*vël̯v̯ēsnē
Elative	*vël̯v̯ēstē	*vël̯v̯ijstē
Illative	*vëlvās̯ën	—
Comitative	*vël̯v̯ijnē *vël̯v̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*vël̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Pite Sami: vallve
  • Lule Sami: valvve
  • Northern Sami: valvi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: valve
  • Skolt Sami: vâʹlvv
  • Kildin Sami:
  • Ter Sami: vâllʹve

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