Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čivkë

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

*čivkë

1. young animal

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čivkë
Genitive	*čiv̯k̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čivkë	*čiv̯k̯ëk
Accusative	*čiv̯k̯ëm	*čiv̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čivkëtē
Genitive	*čiv̯k̯ën	*čiv̯k̯ëj
Essive	*čivkënē	*čiv̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čiv̯k̯ësnē
Elative	*čiv̯k̯ëstē	*čiv̯k̯ëjstē
Illative	*čivkës̯ën	—
Comitative	*čiv̯k̯ëjnē *čiv̯k̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čiv̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjovke
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: tjivvga
  • Lule Sami: tjivgga
  • Northern Sami: čivga
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čivgâ
  • Skolt Sami: čiugg
  • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (či̮f̄k)

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