Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čińčē

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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

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Noun

*čińčē

  1. breast (of a woman)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *čińčē
Genitive *čiń̯č̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *čińčē *čiń̯č̯ēk
Accusative *čiń̯č̯ēm *čiń̯č̯ijtē
Partitive *čińčētē
Genitive *čiń̯č̯ēn *čiń̯č̯ij
Essive *čińčēnē *čiń̯č̯ijnē
Inessive *čiń̯č̯ēsnē
Elative *čiń̯č̯ēstē *čiń̯č̯ijstē
Illative *čińčās̯ën
Comitative *čiń̯č̯ijnē
*čiń̯č̯ijnë
Abessive *čiń̯č̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: tjidtjie
    • Ume Sami: tjidˈtjie
    • Pite Sami: tjidˈtje
    • Lule Sami: tjidtje
    • Northern Sami: čižži
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Skolt Sami:
    • >? Kildin Sami: (t́š́iᴅ́t́š́)

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