Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āmēlē

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-Norse [script needed] (*hamala-), from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz.

Noun

*āmēlē

1. hornless or one-horned reindeer

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*āmēlē
Genitive	*āmēl̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*āmēlē	*āmēl̯ēk
Accusative	*āmēl̯ēm	*āmēl̯ējtē
Partitive	*āmēlētē
Genitive	*āmēl̯ēn	*āmēl̯ēj
Essive	*āmēlēnē	*āmēl̯ējnē
Inessive	*āmēl̯ēsnē
Elative	*āmēl̯ēstē	*āmēl̯ējstē
Illative	*āmēlās̯ën	—
Comitative	*āmēl̯ējnē *āmēl̯ējnë	—
Abessive	*āmēl̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: ábmiele
  • Pite Sami: hábmel
  • Lule Sami: ábmel
  • Northern Sami: ápmil
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: äämmil
  • Skolt Sami: äʹmmel
  • Kildin Sami: амель (am’el’)

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