Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirci

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

From earlier *širti, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *žьrdь, whence Russian жердь (žerdʹ).

Noun

*hirci

1. pole

   Synonyms: *riuku, *salko

2. log, timber

Inflection

Inflection of *hirci

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*hirci	*hirdet
accusative		*hirden	*hirdet
genitive		*hirden	*hirteden *hirciden
partitive		*hirtedä	*hircidä
inessive		*hirdessä *hirdehnä	*hircissä *hircihnä
elative		*hirdestä	*hircistä
illative		*hirtehen	*hircihen
adessive		*hirdellä	*hircillä
ablative		*hirdeltä	*hirciltä
allative		*hirtelen *hirtelek	*hircilen *hircilek
essive		*hirtenä	*hircinä
translative		*hirdeksi	*hirciksi
instructive		*hirden	*hircin
comitative		*hirtenek	*hircinek
abessive		*hirdettä	*hircittä

Descendants

• Estonian: hirs
• Finnish: hirsi
  • → Lule Sami: hirssa
  • → Northern Sami: hirsa
  • → Inari Sami: hirsâ
  • → Skolt Sami: hirss
• Ingrian: hersi
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: hirši
  • South Karelian: hirži
• Võro: hirs'
• Votic: irsi

Further reading

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