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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čoarvē
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *ćorwa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwa-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *sarvi.
Noun
*čoarvē
- horn
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čoarvē | |
| Genitive | *čoar̯v̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čoarvē | *čoar̯v̯ēk |
| Accusative | *čoar̯v̯ēm | *čoar̯v̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *čoarvētē | |
| Genitive | *čoar̯v̯ēn | *čoar̯v̯ij |
| Essive | *čoarvēnē | *čoar̯v̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *čoar̯v̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *čoar̯v̯ēstē | *čoar̯v̯ijstē |
| Illative | *čoarvās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čoar̯v̯ijnē *čoar̯v̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *čoar̯v̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjåervie
- Ume Sami: tjå̄rvvie
- Pite Sami: tjå̄rrve
- Lule Sami: tjoarvve
- Northern Sami: čoarvi
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čuárˈvi
- Skolt Sami: čuäʹrvv
- Kildin Sami: чуэррьв (čuerrʹv)
- Ter Sami: čïerrʹve
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