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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/närpä

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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

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Etymology

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According to Aikio (2016), from earlier *ńärpä and cognate with Proto-Samic *ńārpē (thin). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

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*närpä

  1. thin, lean
  2. feeble, weak

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: närb
  • Võro: närb

Further reading

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

References

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  • Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.