Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nilpa

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sound-symbolic.

Adjective[edit]

*nilpa[1]

  1. slippery, slimy

Noun[edit]

*nilpa

  1. slime

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

From *nilpe-:

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • nilbe”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012