че̄вьресь

Kildin Sami

Че̄вьресь

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čeavrēs, likely of substrate origin. Possibly related to Finnish saarva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲi̯evʲrʲesʲ/, [ˈt͡ʃʲi̯eʋʲrʲesʲ]

Noun

че̄вьресь (čiev’r’es’)

1. otter (Lutra lutra)

Inflection

Inflection of че̄вьресь
Nominative	че̄вьресь (čiev’r’es’)
Genitive	ча̄вврсэ (čāvvrse)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	че̄вьресь (čiev’r’es’)	ча̄вврас (čāvvras)
Accusative	ча̄вврас (čāvvras)	ча̄вврсэтҍ (čāvvrset’)
Genitive	ча̄вврсэ (čāvvrse)	ча̄вврсэ, ча̄вврсэе (čāvvrse, čāvvrseje)
Illative	ча̄вврсэ (čāvvrse)	ча̄вврсэтҍ (čāvvrset’)
Locative	ча̄вврсэсьт (čāvvrses’t)	ча̄вврсэнҍ (čāvvrsen’)
Comitative	ча̄вврсэнҍ (čāvvrsen’)	ча̄вврсэгуэйм (čāvvrseguejm)
Abessive	ча̄вврсаһта (čāvvrsahta)	ча̄вврсэха (čāvvrsexa)
Essive	ча̄вврсэнҍ (čāvvrsen’)
Partitive	ча̄вврсэдтӭ (čāvvrsedt’e)
Possessive forms (Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Sposs}}} {{{p1_Sposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}} (Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Pposs}}} {{{p1_Pposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

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
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 388
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́ĭeɯr̜es̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 658