Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kiekë

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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

From earlier *käki, cognate with Proto-Finnic *käki, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic (whence Latvian dzeguze, Lithuanian gegė, gegužė).

Noun

*kiekë

  1. cuckoo

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kiekë
Genitive *kiek̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kiekë *kiek̯ëk
Accusative *kiek̯ëm *kiek̯ëjtē
Partitive *kiekëtē
Genitive *kiek̯ën *kiek̯ëj
Essive *kiekënē *kiek̯ëjnē
Inessive *kiek̯ësnē
Elative *kiek̯ëstē *kiek̯ëjstē
Illative *kiekës̯ën
Comitative *kiek̯ëjnē
*kiek̯ëjnë
Abessive *kiek̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gïeke
    • Ume Sami: giähka
    • Pite Sami: giehka
    • Lule Sami: giehka
    • Northern Sami: giehka
  • Eastern Samic:

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