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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoškë
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*čuoškë
- mosquito
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čuoškë | |
| Genitive | *čuoš̯k̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čuoškë | *čuoš̯k̯ëk |
| Accusative | *čuoš̯k̯ëm | *čuoš̯k̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *čuoškëtē | |
| Genitive | *čuoš̯k̯ën | *čuoš̯k̯ëj |
| Essive | *čuoškënē | *čuoš̯k̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *čuoš̯k̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *čuoš̯k̯ëstē | *čuoš̯k̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *čuoškës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čuoš̯k̯ëjnē *čuoš̯k̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *čuoš̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjoejhke
- Ume Sami: tjuajkka
- Pite Sami: tjuajjka
- Lule Sami: tjuojkka
- Northern Sami: čuoika
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čuošˈkâ
- Skolt Sami: čuõškk
- Kildin Sami: чӯшшк (čūššk)
- Ter Sami: čïššk
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