Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čuovčë
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword; potentially related to Proto-Samic *šāpšë and Proto-Samic *šāpō.
Noun edit
*čuovčë
Inflection edit
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čuovčë | |
| Genitive | *čuov̯č̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *čuovčë | *čuov̯č̯ëk |
| Accusative | *čuov̯č̯ëm | *čuov̯č̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *čuovčëtē | |
| Genitive | *čuov̯č̯ën | *čuov̯č̯ëj |
| Essive | *čuovčënē | *čuov̯č̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *čuov̯č̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *čuov̯č̯ëstē | *čuov̯č̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *čuovčës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *čuov̯č̯ëjnē *čuov̯č̯ëjnë |
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| Abessive | *čuov̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants edit
- Western Samic:
- Eastern Samic:
- Skolt Sami: čuvǯǯ
Further reading edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.