Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-s
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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
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *-kse.[1]
Suffix
*-s
- Forms nouns.
Inflection
Inflection of *-s
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-s | *-ksët | |
| accusative | *-ksën | *-ksët | |
| genitive | *-ksën | *-stën *-ksidën | |
| partitive | *-sta | *-ksita | |
| inessive | *-ksëssa *-ksëhna |
*-ksissa *-ksihna | |
| elative | *-ksësta | *-ksista | |
| illative | *-ksësën | *-ksisën | |
| adessive | *-ksëlla | *-ksilla | |
| ablative | *-ksëlta | *-ksilta | |
| allative | *-ksëlën *-ksëlëk |
*-ksilën *-ksilëk | |
| essive | *-ssa | *-ksina | |
| translative | *-ksëksi | *-ksiksi | |
| instructive | *-ksën | *-ksin | |
| comitative | *-ssëk | *-ksinëk | |
| abessive | *-ksëtta | *-ksitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Uralic *-s. Use in at least nouns may be further inspired by various Indo-European borrowings ending in *-s.
Suffix
*-s
- Forms nouns or adjectives.
Inflection
Inflection of *-s
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-s | *-hët | |
| accusative | *-hën | *-hët | |
| genitive | *-hën | *-stën *-hidën | |
| partitive | *-sta | *-hita | |
| inessive | *-hëssa *-hëhna |
*-hissa *-hihna | |
| elative | *-hësta | *-hista | |
| illative | *-hësën | *-hisën | |
| adessive | *-hëlla | *-hilla | |
| ablative | *-hëlta | *-hilta | |
| allative | *-hëlën *-hëlëk |
*-hilën *-hilëk | |
| essive | *-ssa | *-hina | |
| translative | *-hëksi | *-hiksi | |
| instructive | *-hën | *-hin | |
| comitative | *-ssëk | *-hinëk | |
| abessive | *-hëtta | *-hitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: -as (with analogously re-extracted vowel)
Etymology 3
Either akin to the translative suffix *-ksi or alternatively from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-s (lative suffix).[1][2]
Suffix
*-s
- Forms lative adverbs.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: -s
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
- ^ Korhonen, Mikko. Johdatus lapin kielen historiaan (1981). Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 230