Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čimpē

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

*čimpē

1. shin

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čimpē
Genitive	*čim̯p̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čimpē	*čim̯p̯ēk
Accusative	*čim̯p̯ēm	*čim̯p̯ijtē
Partitive	*čimpētē
Genitive	*čim̯p̯ēn	*čim̯p̯ij
Essive	*čimpēnē	*čim̯p̯ijnē
Inessive	*čim̯p̯ēsnē
Elative	*čim̯p̯ēstē	*čim̯p̯ijstē
Illative	*čimpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čim̯p̯ijnē *čim̯p̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čim̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: tjibˈbie
  • Pite Sami: tjibˈbe
  • Lule Sami: tjibbe
  • Northern Sami: čibbi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: čeʹbb
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (zibb)
  • Kildin Sami: чӣммьп (čīmm’p)
  • Ter Sami: чыммпэ

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