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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soova
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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
Borrowed either from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian stāvs (“stature, storey”), Lithuanian stovas (“rack, stand”)), or less likely, from Proto-Germanic *stōwō.
Inflection
Inflection of *soova
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *soova | *soovat | |
| accusative | *soovan | *soovat | |
| genitive | *soovan | *soovadën *soovëidën | |
| partitive | *soovada | *soovëida | |
| inessive | *soovassa *soovahna |
*soovëissa *soovëihna | |
| elative | *soovasta | *soovëista | |
| illative | *soovahën | *soovëihën | |
| adessive | *soovalla | *soovëilla | |
| ablative | *soovalta | *soovëilta | |
| allative | *soovalën *soovalëk |
*soovëilën *soovëilëk | |
| essive | *soovana | *soovëina | |
| translative | *soovaksi | *soovëiksi | |
| instructive | *soovan | *soovëin | |
| comitative | *soovanëk | *soovëinëk | |
| abessive | *soovatta | *soovëitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “suova”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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