Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoškë

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

From earlier *śaśke, a back-vowel variant of Proto-Finno-Permic *śäśke. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *säski.

Noun

*čuoškë

1. mosquito

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čuoškë
Genitive	*čuoš̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čuoškë	*čuoš̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*čuoš̯k̯ëm	*čuoš̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čuoškëtē
Genitive	*čuoš̯k̯ën	*čuoš̯k̯ëj
Essive	*čuoškënē	*čuoš̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čuoš̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*čuoš̯k̯ëstē	*čuoš̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*čuoškës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čuoš̯k̯ëjnē *čuoš̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čuoš̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjoejhke
  • Ume Sami: tjuajkka
  • Pite Sami: tjuajjka
  • Lule Sami: tjuojkka
  • Northern Sami: čuoika
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čuošˈkâ
  • Skolt Sami: čuõškk
  • Kildin Sami: чӯшшк (čūššk)
  • Ter Sami: čïššk

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