Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kuorkë

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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 Proto-Uralic *karke / *kërke.

Noun

*kuorkë

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kuorkë
Genitive *kuor̯k̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kuorkë *kuor̯k̯ëk
Accusative *kuor̯k̯ëm *kuor̯k̯ëjtē
Partitive *kuorkëtē
Genitive *kuor̯k̯ën *kuor̯k̯ëj
Essive *kuorkënē *kuor̯k̯ëjnē
Inessive *kuor̯k̯ësnē
Elative *kuor̯k̯ëstē *kuor̯k̯ëjstē
Illative *kuorkës̯ën
Comitative *kuor̯k̯ëjnē
*kuor̯k̯ëjnë
Abessive *kuor̯k̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: goerke
    • Ume Sami: guargga
    • Pite Sami: guarrga
    • Lule Sami: guorgga
    • Northern Sami: guorga
  • 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