Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tolkē

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 Proto-Uralic *tulka.

Noun

*tolkē

1. feather

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*tolkē
Genitive	*tol̯k̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tolkē	*tol̯k̯ēk
Accusative	*tol̯k̯ēm	*tol̯k̯ijtē
Partitive	*tolkētē
Genitive	*tol̯k̯ēn	*tol̯k̯ij
Essive	*tolkēnē	*tol̯k̯ijnē
Inessive	*tol̯k̯ēsnē
Elative	*tol̯k̯ēstē	*tol̯k̯ijstē
Illative	*tolkās̯ën	—
Comitative	*tol̯k̯ijnē *tol̯k̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*tol̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: dålggie
  • Pite Sami: dållge
  • Lule Sami: dålgge
  • Northern Sami: dolgi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: tolge
  • Skolt Sami: tåʹlǧǧ
  • Kildin Sami: толльк (toll’k)
  • Ter Sami: толльге (tollʼgʼe)

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