Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čiekër

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

*čiekër

  1. winter pasture for reindeer

Inflection

Odd
Nominative *čiek̯ër
Genitive *čiekër̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *čiek̯ër *čiekër̯ëk
Accusative *čiekër̯ëm *čiekër̯ëjtē
Partitive *čiek̯ërtē
Genitive *čiekër̯ën *čiekër̯ëj
Essive *čiek̯ërnē *čiekër̯ëjnē
Inessive *čiekër̯ësnē
Elative *čiekër̯ëstē *čiekër̯ëjstē
Illative *čiek̯ër̯s̯ën
Comitative *čiekër̯ëjnē
*čiekër̯ëjnë
Abessive *čiekër̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjïekere
    • Ume Sami:
    • Pite Sami: tjiegar
    • Lule Sami: tjiegar
    • Northern Sami: čiegar
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: čievâr
    • Skolt Sami: čiõǥǥâr
    • Kildin Sami: чӣгар (čīgar)
    • Ter Sami: čigr

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland