Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alus
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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]Noun
[edit]*alus
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *alus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *alus | *aluksët | |
| accusative | *aluksën | *aluksët | |
| genitive | *aluksën | *alustën *aluksidën | |
| partitive | *alusta | *aluksita | |
| inessive | *aluksëssa *aluksëhna |
*aluksissa *aluksihna | |
| elative | *aluksësta | *aluksista | |
| illative | *aluksësën | *aluksisën | |
| adessive | *aluksëlla | *aluksilla | |
| ablative | *aluksëlta | *aluksilta | |
| allative | *aluksëlën *aluksëlëk |
*aluksilën *aluksilëk | |
| essive | *alussa | *aluksina | |
| translative | *aluksëksi | *aluksiksi | |
| instructive | *aluksën | *aluksin | |
| comitative | *alussëk | *aluksinëk | |
| abessive | *aluksëtta | *aluksitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: alus
- Finnish: alus
- Ingrian: alus
- Karelian:
- Livvi: alus
- Ludian: aluz
- Veps: aluz
- Võro: alos (< *alos)
- Votic: aluz
Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “alus”, 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