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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hawas (continued by Sanskrit अवस् (avas)) or from Proto-Germanic *awī (continued by 𐌰𐍅𐌹- in Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (awiliuþ)).
Noun
*api
- (Southern Finnic) help, aid, assistance
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*api
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*abit
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accusative
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*abin
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*abit
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genitive
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*abin
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*apidën *apëjidën
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partitive
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*apida
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*apëjita
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inessive
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*abissa *abihna
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*apëjissa *apëjihna
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elative
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*abista
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*apëjista
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illative
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*apihën
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*apëjisën
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adessive
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*abilla
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*apëjilla
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ablative
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*abilta
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*apëjilta
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allative
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*apilën *apilëk
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*apëjilën *apëjilëk
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essive
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*apina
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*apëjina
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translative
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*abiksi
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*apëjiksi
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instructive
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*abin
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*apëjin
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comitative
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*apinëk
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*apëjinëk
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abessive
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*abitta
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*apëjitta
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*api”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)