Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nealkē

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

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *nälkä. Possibly a doublet with *ńālkē.

Noun

*nealkē

  1. hunger

Inflection

Even
Nominative *nealkē
Genitive *neal̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *nealkē *neal̯k̯ēk
Accusative *neal̯k̯ēm *neal̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *nealkētē
Genitive *neal̯k̯ēn *neal̯k̯ij
Essive *nealkēnē *neal̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *neal̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *neal̯k̯ēstē *neal̯k̯ijstē
Illative *nealkās̯ën —
Comitative *neal̯k̯ijnē
*neal̯k̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *neal̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: nielkie
    • Ume Sami: neälggie
    • Pite Sami: nällge
    • Lule Sami: nielgge
    • Northern Sami: nealgi
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: nelgi
    • Skolt Sami: neäʹlǧǧ
    • Kildin Sami: не̄лльк (niell’k)
    • Ter Sami: niellʹgʹ

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
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