Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/cicāńčë

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *čičä, cognate with Komi-Permyak джыдж (džydž), Finnish titi, Northern Khanty шэш (šeš), and Proto-Samoyedic *sinsäkkᴈ.

Noun

*cicāńčë

  1. songbird

Inflection

Odd
Nominative *cic̯āńčë
Genitive *cic̯āń̯č̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *cic̯āńčë *cic̯āń̯č̯ëk
Accusative *cic̯āń̯č̯ëm *cic̯āń̯č̯ëjtē
Partitive *cic̯āńčëtē
Genitive *cic̯āń̯č̯ën *cic̯āń̯č̯ëj
Essive *cic̯āńčënē *cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnē
Inessive *cic̯āń̯č̯ësnē
Elative *cic̯āń̯č̯ëstē *cic̯āń̯č̯ëjstē
Illative *cic̯āńčës̯ën —
Comitative *cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnē
*cic̯āń̯č̯ëjnë 		—
Abessive *cic̯āń̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk —

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: tsitsásj
    • Northern Sami: cizáš
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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