че̄лльк

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čielkē. Compare Northern Sami čielgi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲi̯elʲːk/

Noun

че̄лльк (čiell’k) (obsolete or dialectal)

  1. (anatomy) backbone
  2. (geography) watershed, water divide
  3. (roof) ridge, finial of коавас

Inflection

Declension of че̄лльк (type I noun, лльк-льк gradation)
Nominative че̄лльк (čiell’k)
Genitive чъе̄льк (č’ēl’k)
Dative-Illative чья̄ллка (č’’āllka)
Comitative чӣлькэнҍ (čīl’ken’)
singular plural
Nominative че̄лльк (čiell’k) чъе̄льк (č’ēl’k)
Accusative чъе̄льк (č’ēl’k) чӣлькэтҍ (čīl’ket’)
Genitive чъе̄льк (č’ēl’k) чӣлькэ (čīl’ke)
Dative-Illative чья̄ллка (č’’āllka) чӣлькэтҍ (čīl’ket’)
Locative чъе̄лькэсьт (č’ēl’kes’t) чӣлькэнҍ (čīl’ken’)
Comitative чӣлькэнҍ (čīl’ken’) чӣлькэгуэйм (čīl’keguejm)
Abessive чъе̄лькха (č’ēl’kxa) чӣлькэха (čīl’kexa)
Essive чъе̄ллькэнҍ (č’ēll’ken’)
Partitive чъе̄ллькэ (č’ēll’ke)

Further reading

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