< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čieppë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*čieppë
- fowl's resting hole in snow
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čieppë | |
| Genitive | *čiep̯p̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čieppë | *čiep̯p̯ëk |
| Accusative | *čiep̯p̯ëm | *čiep̯p̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *čieppëtē | |
| Genitive | *čiep̯p̯ën | *čiep̯p̯ëj |
| Essive | *čieppënē | *čiep̯p̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *čiep̯p̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *čiep̯p̯ëstē | *čiep̯p̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *čieppës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čiep̯p̯ëjnē *čiep̯p̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *čiep̯p̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: tjiehppa
- Northern Sami: čiehppa
- Eastern Samic:
- Ter Sami: čiehhp
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland