Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/luosë

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 *loši, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian lasis, Lithuanian lašiša). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *lohi.

Noun

*luosë

1. salmon

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*luosë
Genitive	*luos̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*luosë	*luos̯ëk
Accusative	*luos̯ëm	*luos̯ëjtē
Partitive	*luosëtē
Genitive	*luos̯ën	*luos̯ëj
Essive	*luosënē	*luos̯ëjnē
Inessive	*luos̯ësnē
Elative	*luos̯ëstē	*luos̯ëjstē
Illative	*luosës̯ën	—
Comitative	*luos̯ëjnē *luos̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*luos̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: loese
  • Ume Sami: luassa
  • Pite Sami: luossa
  • Lule Sami: luossa
  • Northern Sami: luossa
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: luosâ
  • Skolt Sami: luõss
  • Kildin Sami: лӯсс (lūss)

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