Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuoŋvë

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

*čuoŋvë

1. light (rays)

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čuoŋvë
Genitive	*čuoŋ̯v̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čuoŋvë	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëk
Accusative	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëm	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čuoŋvëtē
Genitive	*čuoŋ̯v̯ën	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëj
Essive	*čuoŋvënē	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čuoŋ̯v̯ësnē
Elative	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëstē	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëjstē
Illative	*čuoŋvës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnē *čuoŋ̯v̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čuoŋ̯v̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Derived terms

• *čuoŋvëtē
• *čuoŋvëttētēk

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjoevke
  • Pite Sami: tjuavvga
  • Lule Sami: tjuovgga
  • Northern Sami: čuovga
• Eastern Sami:
  • Inari Sami: čuoṿâ
  • Skolt Sami: čuõvv
  • Akkala Sami: чӯвв (čūvv)
  • Kildin Sami: чӯвв (čūvv)

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