Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ńëlē

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 *ńila. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *nila.

Noun

*ńëlē

  1. phloem
  2. time when tree bark is easy to remove

Inflection

Even
Nominative *ńëlē
Genitive *ńël̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ńëlē *ńël̯ēk
Accusative *ńël̯ēm *ńël̯ijtē
Partitive *ńëlētē
Genitive *ńël̯ēn *ńël̯ij
Essive *ńëlēnē *ńël̯ijnē
Inessive *ńël̯ēsnē
Elative *ńël̯ēstē *ńël̯ijstē
Illative *ńëlās̯ën —
Comitative *ńël̯ijnē
*ńël̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *ńël̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: njalle
    • Northern Sami: njalli
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: njale
    • Skolt Sami: njõll
    • Kildin Sami: нелл (njell)
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