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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čivkë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*čivkë
- young animal
Inflection
Even | ||
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Nominative | *čivkë | |
Genitive | *čiv̯k̯ën | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *čivkë | *čiv̯k̯ëk |
Accusative | *čiv̯k̯ëm | *čiv̯k̯ëjtē |
Partitive | *čivkëtē | |
Genitive | *čiv̯k̯ën | *čiv̯k̯ëj |
Essive | *čivkënē | *čiv̯k̯ëjnē |
Inessive | *čiv̯k̯ësnē | |
Elative | *čiv̯k̯ëstē | *čiv̯k̯ëjstē |
Illative | *čivkës̯ën | — |
Comitative | *čiv̯k̯ëjnē *čiv̯k̯ëjnë | — |
Abessive | *čiv̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjovke
- Ume Sami:
- Pite Sami: tjivvga
- Lule Sami: tjivgga
- Northern Sami: čivga
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čivgâ
- Skolt Sami: čiugg
- Kildin Sami: [script needed] (či̮f̄k)
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