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