Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suurus
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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]*suurus
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *suurus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *suurus | *suuruksët | |
| accusative | *suuruksën | *suuruksët | |
| genitive | *suuruksën | *suurustën *suuruksidën | |
| partitive | *suurusta | *suuruksita | |
| inessive | *suuruksëssa *suuruksëhna |
*suuruksissa *suuruksihna | |
| elative | *suuruksësta | *suuruksista | |
| illative | *suuruksësën | *suuruksisën | |
| adessive | *suuruksëlla | *suuruksilla | |
| ablative | *suuruksëlta | *suuruksilta | |
| allative | *suuruksëlën *suuruksëlëk |
*suuruksilën *suuruksilëk | |
| essive | *suurussa | *suuruksina | |
| translative | *suuruksëksi | *suuruksiksi | |
| instructive | *suuruksën | *suuruksin | |
| comitative | *suurussëk | *suuruksinëk | |
| abessive | *suuruksëtta | *suuruksitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: (archaic) suurus
- Finnish: suurus
- Ingrian: suurus
- Karelian:
- Livvi: suurus
- Veps: suruz
- Votic: suuruz
Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “suurus”, 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