Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čeavčē

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

*čeavčē

1. hock (joint, of reindeer or other animal)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čeavčē
Genitive	*čeav̯č̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čeavčē	*čeav̯č̯ēk
Accusative	*čeav̯č̯ēm	*čeav̯č̯ijtē
Partitive	*čeavčētē
Genitive	*čeav̯č̯ēn	*čeav̯č̯ij
Essive	*čeavčēnē	*čeav̯č̯ijnē
Inessive	*čeav̯č̯ēsnē
Elative	*čeav̯č̯ēstē	*čeav̯č̯ijstē
Illative	*čeavčās̯ën	—
Comitative	*čeav̯č̯ijnē *čeav̯č̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*čeav̯č̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: tjievttje
  • Northern Sami: čeavži
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čevži
  • Skolt Sami: čeuʹǯǯ
  • Kildin Sami:

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