Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čeavrēs

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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

Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004), the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Possibly related to Finnish saarva.

Noun

*čeavrēs

  1. otter

Inflection

Odd
Nominative *čeav̯r̯ēs
Genitive *čeavrās̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *čeav̯r̯ēs *čeavrās̯ëk
Accusative *čeavrās̯ëm *čeavrās̯ëjtē
Partitive *čeav̯r̯ēstē
Genitive *čeavrās̯ën *čeavrās̯ëj
Essive *čeav̯r̯ēsnē *čeavrās̯ëjnē
Inessive *čeavrās̯ësnē
Elative *čeavrās̯ëstē *čeavrās̯ëjstē
Illative *čeav̯r̯ās̯s̯ën
Comitative *čeavrās̯ëjnē
*čeavrās̯ëjnë
Abessive *čeavrās̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

Further reading

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