Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/veeras
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably *veeri + *-as (the suffix is a variant of *-s), albeit this etymology is not without doubt.
Noun
[edit]*veeras
Adjective
[edit]*veeras
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *veeras
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *veeras | *veerahët | |
| accusative | *veerahën | *veerahët | |
| genitive | *veerahën | *veerastën *veerahidën | |
| partitive | *veerasta | *veerahita | |
| inessive | *veerahëssa *veerahëhna |
*veerahissa *veerahihna | |
| elative | *veerahësta | *veerahista | |
| illative | *veerahësën | *veerahisën | |
| adessive | *veerahëlla | *veerahilla | |
| ablative | *veerahëlta | *veerahilta | |
| allative | *veerahëlën *veerahëlëk |
*veerahilën *veerahilëk | |
| essive | *veerassa | *veerahina | |
| translative | *veerahëksi | *veerahiksi | |
| instructive | *veerahën | *veerahin | |
| comitative | *veerassëk | *veerahinëk | |
| abessive | *veerahëtta | *veerahitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: võõras
- Finnish: vieras
- Ingrian: veeras
- Karelian: vieras
- Livonian: vȭrõz
- Livvi: vieras
- Ludian: vieraz
- Veps: veraz
- Võro: võõras
- Votic: võõrõz
- → Proto-Samic: *vierēs