< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoŋvë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*čuoŋvë
- light (rays)
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čuoŋvë | |
| Genitive | *čuoŋ̯v̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čuoŋvë | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëk |
| Accusative | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëm | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *čuoŋvëtē | |
| Genitive | *čuoŋ̯v̯ën | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëj |
| Essive | *čuoŋvënē | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *čuoŋ̯v̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëstē | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *čuoŋvës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnē *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *čuoŋ̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Derived terms
- *čuoŋvëtē
- *čuoŋvëttētēk
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjoevke
- Pite Sami: tjuavvga
- Lule Sami: tjuovgga
- Northern Sami: čuovga
- Eastern Sami:
- Inari Sami: čuoṿâ
- Skolt Sami: čuõvv
- Kildin Sami: чувв (čuvv)
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