Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/čorō

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

*čorō

1. ridge

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*čorō
Genitive	*čor̯ōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*čorō	*čor̯ōk
Accusative	*čor̯ōm	*čor̯ōjtē
Partitive	*čorōtē
Genitive	*čor̯ōn	*čor̯ōj
Essive	*čorōnē	*čor̯ōjnē
Inessive	*čor̯ōsnē
Elative	*čor̯ōstē	*čor̯ōjstē
Illative	*čorus̯ën	—
Comitative	*čor̯ōjnē *čor̯ujnë	—
Abessive	*čor̯ōptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: tjårroe
  • Ume Sami: tjårˈruo
  • Pite Sami: tjårro
  • Lule Sami: tjårro
  • Northern Sami: čorru
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: čoṛo
  • Skolt Sami: čårr
  • Akkala Sami: чорр (čorr)
  • Kildin Sami: чорр (čorr)
  • Ter Sami: чорра

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