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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čëkër
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
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Noun
*čëkër
- cartilage
Inflection
| Odd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čëk̯ër | |
| Genitive | *čëkër̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čëk̯ër | *čëkër̯ëk |
| Accusative | *čëkër̯ëm | *čëkër̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *čëk̯ërtē | |
| Genitive | *čëkër̯ën | *čëkër̯ëj |
| Essive | *čëk̯ërnē | *čëkër̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *čëkër̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *čëkër̯ëstē | *čëkër̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *čëk̯ër̯s̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čëkër̯ëjnē *čëkër̯ëjnë | — |
| Abessive | *čëkër̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjahkere
- Pite Sami:
- Lule Sami: tjagár
- Northern Sami: čagar
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čoovâr
- Skolt Sami:
- Kildin Sami: че̄гар (čʹēgar)
- Ter Sami: čâgr
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