Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/coora
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Proto-Finnic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Possibly a derivative *coo- + *-ra from an otherwise unattested root, possibly loaned from Proto-Germanic *stā-, *stō- (“to stand”). In this case the earliest meaning would have been "free-standing, erect", as is suggested by the further derivative *cooro (“penis of domesticated animal”). The Germanic etymology is however rejected by LÄGLOS on semantic grounds.[1]
Adjective
[edit]*coora[2]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *coora
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *coora | *coorat | |
accusative | *cooran | *coorat | |
genitive | *cooran | *cooradën *coorëidën | |
partitive | *coorada | *coorëida | |
inessive | *coorassa *coorahna |
*coorëissa *coorëihna | |
elative | *coorasta | *coorëista | |
illative | *coorahën | *coorëihën | |
adessive | *cooralla | *coorëilla | |
ablative | *cooralta | *coorëilta | |
allative | *cooralën *cooralëk |
*coorëilën *coorëilëk | |
essive | *coorana | *coorëina | |
translative | *cooraksi | *coorëiksi | |
instructive | *cooran | *coorëin | |
comitative | *cooranëk | *coorëinëk | |
abessive | *cooratta | *coorëitta |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: (obsolete) soora (“straight”) (adverb, from *coorahën)
- Finnish: suora
- → Votic: soora
- Ingrian: soora
- Karelian:
- Livonian: *coortadak > sūortõ
- Ludian: *coorëda > suored
- Veps: *coorëda > soŕed
References
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][2] (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