Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/ceavē

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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*ceavē

  1. snow that is dense enough to carry a reindeer

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *ceavē
Genitive *ceav̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *ceavē *ceav̯ēk
Accusative *ceav̯ēm *ceav̯ijtē
Partitive *ceavētē
Genitive *ceav̯ēn *ceav̯ij
Essive *ceavēnē *ceav̯ijnē
Inessive *ceav̯ēsnē
Elative *ceav̯ēstē *ceav̯ijstē
Illative *ceavās̯ën
Comitative *ceav̯ijnē
*ceav̯ijnë
Abessive *ceav̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tsievie
    • Ume Sami: tsievvie
    • Pite Sami: tsievve
    • Lule Sami: tsievve
    • Northern Sami: ceavvi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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