Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čomë

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

*čomë

1. pile

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čomë
Genitive	*čom̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čomë	*čom̯ëk
Accusative	*čom̯ëm	*čom̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čomëtē
Genitive	*čom̯ën	*čom̯ëj
Essive	*čomënē	*čom̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čom̯ësnē
Elative	*čom̯ëstē	*čom̯ëjstē
Illative	*čomës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čom̯ëjnē *čom̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čom̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Northern Sami: čopma
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čummâ
  • Kildin Sami: чо̄мм (čōmm) (obsolete)

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