< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuovčë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004)[1], the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword; potentially related to Proto-Samic *šāpšë and Proto-Samic *šāpō.
Noun
*čuovčë
- common whitefish
Inflection
Even | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | *čuovčë | |
Genitive | *čuov̯č̯ën | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *čuovčë | *čuov̯č̯ëk |
Accusative | *čuov̯č̯ëm | *čuov̯č̯ëjtē |
Partitive | *čuovčëtē | |
Genitive | *čuov̯č̯ën | *čuov̯č̯ëj |
Essive | *čuovčënē | *čuov̯č̯ëjnē |
Inessive | *čuov̯č̯ësnē | |
Elative | *čuov̯č̯ëstē | *čuov̯č̯ëjstē |
Illative | *čuovčës̯ën | — |
Comitative | *čuov̯č̯ëjnē *čuov̯č̯ëjnë | — |
Abessive | *čuov̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjoevtje
- Ume Sami: tjuavttja
- Pite Sami: tjuavvtja
- Lule Sami: tjuovttja
- Northern Sami: čuovža
- Eastern Samic:
- Skolt Sami: čuvǯǯ
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
References
- Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.