Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuolë

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *kali, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skal-.

Noun[edit]

*kuolë

  1. testicle

Inflection[edit]

Even
Nominative *kuolë
Genitive *kuol̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuolë *kuol̯ëk
Accusative *kuol̯ëm *kuol̯ëjtē
Partitive *kuolëtē
Genitive *kuol̯ën *kuol̯ëj
Essive *kuolënē *kuol̯ëjnē
Inessive *kuol̯ësnē
Elative *kuol̯ëstē *kuol̯ëjstē
Illative *kuolës̯ën
Comitative *kuol̯ëjnē
*kuol̯ëjnë
Abessive *kuol̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants[edit]

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: goele
    • Ume Sami: gualla
    • Pite Sami: guolla
    • Lule Sami: guolla
    • Northern Sami: guolla
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading[edit]

  • 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