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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nilpa

This Proto-Finnic 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-Finnic

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.

Adjective

*nilpa[1]

  1. slippery, slimy

Noun

*nilpa

  1. slime

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) nilb, nilv
  • Finnish: (dialectal) nilpa, nilva, nilviäinen
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: nilpakka
  • Livonian: nīlba
  • Livvi: nilpakko

From *nilpe-:

  • Estonian: nilbe
  • Võro: nilbõ

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *nilpa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • nilbe in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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