Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koira
Appearance
Proto-Finnic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”). The meaning "dog" appears also in Komi кыр (kyr, “male dog”).
Noun
[edit]*koira[1]
- (male) dog
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *koira
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *koira | *koirat | |
accusative | *koiran | *koirat | |
genitive | *koiran | *koiradën *koirëidën | |
partitive | *koirada | *koirëida | |
inessive | *koirassa *koirahna |
*koirëissa *koirëihna | |
elative | *koirasta | *koirëista | |
illative | *koirahën | *koirëihën | |
adessive | *koiralla | *koirëilla | |
ablative | *koiralta | *koirëilta | |
allative | *koiralën *koiralëk |
*koirëilën *koirëilëk | |
essive | *koirana | *koirëina | |
translative | *koiraksi | *koirëiksi | |
instructive | *koiran | *koirëin | |
comitative | *koiranëk | *koirëinëk | |
abessive | *koiratta | *koirëitta |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: koer
- Finnish: koira
- Ingrian: koira
- Karelian:
- Livvi: koiru
- Veps: koir
- Võro: koir
- Votic: koirõ
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