Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vanhuc
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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]*vanhuc
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *vanhuc
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vanhuc | *vanhudët | |
| accusative | *vanhudën | *vanhudët | |
| genitive | *vanhudën | *vanhut'ën *vanhucidën | |
| partitive | *vanhutta | *vanhucita | |
| inessive | *vanhudëssa *vanhudëhna |
*vanhucissa *vanhucihna | |
| elative | *vanhudësta | *vanhucista | |
| illative | *vanhudësën | *vanhucisën | |
| adessive | *vanhudëlla | *vanhucilla | |
| ablative | *vanhudëlta | *vanhucilta | |
| allative | *vanhudëlën *vanhudëlëk |
*vanhucilën *vanhucilëk | |
| essive | *vanhunna | *vanhucina | |
| translative | *vanhudëksi | *vanhuciksi | |
| instructive | *vanhudën | *vanhucin | |
| comitative | *vanhunnëk | *vanhucinëk | |
| abessive | *vanhudëtta | *vanhucitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: vanus
- Finnish: vanhuus
- Ingrian: vanhus
- Karelian:
- Livvi: vahnus
- Ludian: vahnuz
- Veps: vanhuz'
- Võro: vannus, vahnus
- Votic: vanuz
Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vanha”, 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