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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/sïgïrčïk

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This Proto-Turkic 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-Turkic

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Etymology

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From *sïgïr- +‎ *-čuk. Compare *sïgït- (to cry, weep).[1]

Noun

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*sïgïrčïk

  1. starling (bird)

Declension

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Declension of *sïgïrčïk
singular 3)
nominative *sïgïrčïk
accusative *sïgïrčïkïg, *sïgïrčïknï1)
genitive *sïgïrčïknïŋ
dative *sïgïrčïkka
locative *sïgïrčïkda
ablative *sïgïrčïkdan
allative *sïgïrčïkgaru
instrumental 2) *sïgïrčïkïn
equative 2) *sïgïrčïkča
similative 2) *sïgïrčïklayu
comitative 2) *sïgïrčïklïgu

1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

Descendants

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  • Oghur:
    • Chuvash: шӑнкӑрч (šănk̬ărč)

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sɨgɨt-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sɨgɨrčɨk”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill