< Reconstruction:Proto-Samic
Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čërkē
 | This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Samic
Noun
*čërkē
- stripe, streak
- strip
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čërkē | |
| Genitive | *čër̯k̯ēn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čërkē | *čër̯k̯ēk |
| Accusative | *čër̯k̯ēm | *čër̯k̯ijtē |
| Partitive | *čërkētē | |
| Genitive | *čër̯k̯ēn | *čër̯k̯ij |
| Essive | *čërkēnē | *čër̯k̯ijnē |
| Inessive | *čër̯k̯ēsnē | |
| Elative | *čër̯k̯ēstē | *čër̯k̯ijstē |
| Illative | *čërkās̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čër̯k̯ijnē *čër̯k̯ijnë | — |
| Abessive | *čër̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: tjerkie
- Ume Sami: [Term?]
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: čarges (< *čërkēs)
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