Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/cicāńčë

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *čičä, cognate with Komi-Permyak джыдж (džydž), Finnish titi, Northern Khanty шэш (šeš), and Proto-Samoyedic *sinsäkkᴈ.

Noun

*cicāńčë

1. songbird

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*cic̯āńčë
Genitive	*cic̯āń̯č̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*cic̯āńčë	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëk
Accusative	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëm	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëjtē
Partitive	*cic̯āńčëtē
Genitive	*cic̯āń̯č̯ën	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëj
Essive	*cic̯āńčënē	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnē
Inessive	*cic̯āń̯č̯ësnē
Elative	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëstē	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëjstē
Illative	*cic̯āńčës̯ën	—
Comitative	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnē *cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*cic̯āń̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: tsitsásj
  • Northern Sami: cizáš
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: cissááš
  • Skolt Sami: ceeʒʒaž
  • Akkala Sami: цэдзиш (cedziš)
  • Kildin Sami: цыза (cyza)

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