Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čëkē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Etymology

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Noun

*čëkē

  1. clump of snow

Inflection

Even
Nominative *čëkē
Genitive *čëk̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *čëkē *čëk̯ēk
Accusative *čëk̯ēm *čëk̯ijtē
Partitive *čëkētē
Genitive *čëk̯ēn *čëk̯ij
Essive *čëkēnē *čëk̯ijnē
Inessive *čëk̯ēsnē
Elative *čëk̯ēstē *čëk̯ijstē
Illative *čëkās̯ën —
Comitative *čëk̯ijnē
*čëk̯ijnë 		—
Abessive *čëk̯ēptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: tjahke
    • Northern Sami: čahki
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Kildin Sami: чагкь (čagk’)
    • Ter Sami: чагкэ (čâgke)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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