Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čivrōs

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

*čivrōs

1. nit

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*čiv̯r̯ōs
Genitive	*čivrus̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čiv̯r̯ōs	*čivrus̯ëk
Accusative	*čivrus̯ëm	*čivrus̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čiv̯r̯ōstē
Genitive	*čivrus̯ën	*čivrus̯ëj
Essive	*čiv̯r̯ōsnē	*čivrus̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čivrus̯ësnē
Elative	*čivrus̯ëstē	*čivrus̯ëjstē
Illative	*čiv̯r̯us̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*čivrus̯ëjnē *čivrus̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čivrus̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjovrese
  • Pite Sami: tjivros
  • Lule Sami: tjivros
  • Northern Sami: čivrrus
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čiivros
  • Skolt Sami: čeeuʹres
  • Kildin Sami: чивьресь (čiv’r’es’)
  • Ter Sami: чыврас (čïvras)

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