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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/āvčë

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hagja-) (whence Old Norse heggr), from Proto-Germanic *hagja-.[1]

Noun

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*āvčë

  1. bird cherry, Prunus padus
    Synonym: *δuomë

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *āvčë
Genitive *āv̯č̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *āvčë *āv̯č̯ëk
Accusative *āv̯č̯ëm *āv̯č̯ëjtē
Partitive *āvčëtē
Genitive *āv̯č̯ën *āv̯č̯ëj
Essive *āvčënē *āv̯č̯ëjnē
Inessive *āv̯č̯ësnē
Elative *āv̯č̯ëstē *āv̯č̯ëjstē
Illative *āvčës̯ën
Comitative *āv̯č̯ëjnē
*āv̯č̯ëjnë
Abessive *āv̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: aavtja
    • Ume Sami: ávttja
    • Pite Sami: ávvtja
    • Lule Sami: ávttja
    • Northern Sami: ávža

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

References

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  1. ^ Juutinen, M., & Valtonen, T. A. I. (2023). Saamen kantaskandinaavisesta karjataloussanastosta. In S. Holopainen, J. Kim, & N. Metsäranta (Eds.), Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja (pp. 155-183). Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto.