Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čiekër

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

Noun

*čiekër

1. winter pasture for reindeer

Inflection

Odd
Nominative	*čiek̯ër
Genitive	*čiekër̯ën
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čiek̯ër	*čiekër̯ëk
Accusative	*čiekër̯ëm	*čiekër̯ëjtē
Partitive	*čiek̯ërtē
Genitive	*čiekër̯ën	*čiekër̯ëj
Essive	*čiek̯ërnē	*čiekër̯ëjnē
Inessive	*čiekër̯ësnē
Elative	*čiekër̯ëstē	*čiekër̯ëjstē
Illative	*čiek̯ër̯s̯ën	—
Comitative	*čiekër̯ëjnē *čiekër̯ëjnë	—
Abessive	*čiekër̯ëptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjïekere
  • Ume Sami:
  • Pite Sami: tjiegar
  • Lule Sami: tjiegar
  • Northern Sami: čiegar
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čievâr
  • Skolt Sami: čiõǥǥâr
  • Kildin Sami: чӣгар (čīgar)
  • Ter Sami: čigr

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