Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)ilë

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 earlier *(h)iile, borrowed from Proto-Finnic *hiili.[1]

Noun

*(h)ilë

  1. (glowing) coal, ember

Inflection

Even
Nominative *(h)illë
Genitive *(h)il̯l̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *(h)illë *(h)il̯l̯ëk
Accusative *(h)il̯l̯ëm *(h)il̯l̯ëjtē
Partitive *(h)illëtē
Genitive *(h)il̯l̯ën *(h)il̯l̯ëj
Essive *(h)illënē *(h)il̯l̯ëjnē
Inessive *(h)il̯l̯ësnē
Elative *(h)il̯l̯ëstē *(h)il̯l̯ëjstē
Illative *(h)illës̯ën —
Comitative *(h)il̯l̯ëjnē
*(h)il̯l̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *(h)il̯l̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: hilla
    • Northern Sami: hilla
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: illâ
    • Skolt Sami: ill
    • Kildin Sami: ылл (yll)
    • Ter Sami: йылл (jïll)

References

  1. ^ Piha, Minerva. 2024. Vocabulary Related to Iron Manufacture and Iron-Working in Saami Languages: An Etymological Study. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2024 (69):135–183. [1]
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