Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soma
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Proto-Finnic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sōmaz, *sōmiz.[1]
Adjective
[edit]*soma (Northern Finnic)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *soma
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *soma | *somat | |
accusative | *soman | *somat | |
genitive | *soman | *somadën *somëidën | |
partitive | *somada | *somëida | |
inessive | *somassa *somahna |
*somëissa *somëihna | |
elative | *somasta | *somëista | |
illative | *somahën | *somëihën | |
adessive | *somalla | *somëilla | |
ablative | *somalta | *somëilta | |
allative | *somalën *somalëk |
*somëilën *somëilëk | |
essive | *somana | *somëina | |
translative | *somaksi | *somëiksi | |
instructive | *soman | *somëin | |
comitative | *somanëk | *somëinëk | |
abessive | *somatta | *somëitta |
Descendants
[edit]- Finnish: soma
- → Northern Sami: somá
- Karelian:
- Livvi: čoma
- Ludian: čoma
- Veps: čoma
- →? Proto-Samic:
- Northern Sami: suopmat
References
[edit]- ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “soma”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN