Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/civnë

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

Noun

*civnë

1. burnt smell

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*civnë
Genitive	*civ̯n̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*civnë	*civ̯n̯ëk
Accusative	*civ̯n̯ëm	*civ̯n̯ëjtē
Partitive	*civnëtē
Genitive	*civ̯n̯ën	*civ̯n̯ëj
Essive	*civnënē	*civ̯n̯ëjnē
Inessive	*civ̯n̯ësnē
Elative	*civ̯n̯ëstē	*civ̯n̯ëjstē
Illative	*civnës̯ën	—
Comitative	*civ̯n̯ëjnē *civ̯n̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*civ̯n̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Lule Sami: tsivnna
  • Northern Sami: civnna (adjective) (< *civnëk)
• Eastern Samic:
  • Skolt Sami: ciiun
  • Kildin Sami: цыввьн (cyvv’n)

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