Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ullō

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-Germanic *wullō.

Noun

*ullō

1. wool

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*ullō
Genitive	*ul̯l̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ullō	*ul̯l̯ōk
Accusative	*ul̯l̯ōm	*ul̯l̯ōjtē
Partitive	*ullōtē
Genitive	*ul̯l̯ōn	*ul̯l̯ōj
Essive	*ullōnē	*ul̯l̯ōjnē
Inessive	*ul̯l̯ōsnē
Elative	*ul̯l̯ōstē	*ul̯l̯ōjstē
Illative	*ullus̯ën	—
Comitative	*ul̯l̯ōjnē *ul̯l̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*ul̯l̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: ålloe
  • Ume Sami: ulˈluo
  • Pite Sami: ulˈlo
  • Lule Sami: hulˈlo
  • Northern Sami: ulˈlu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: ullo
  • Skolt Sami: oll
  • Kildin Sami: улл (ull)

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