Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armas
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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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“pitiful, poor”), with later ameliorative semantic development. In the modern Finnic languages, the meaning "pitiful" survives only dialectally in Estonian, and in the derivatives *armahtadak, *armastadak.
Adjective
*armas[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *armas
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *armas | *armahët | |
| accusative | *armahën | *armahët | |
| genitive | *armahën | *armastën *armahidën | |
| partitive | *armasta | *armahita | |
| inessive | *armahëssa *armahëhna |
*armahissa *armahihna | |
| elative | *armahësta | *armahista | |
| illative | *armahësën | *armahisën | |
| adessive | *armahëlla | *armahilla | |
| ablative | *armahëlta | *armahilta | |
| allative | *armahëlën *armahëlëk |
*armahilën *armahilëk | |
| essive | *armassa | *armahina | |
| translative | *armahëksi | *armahiksi | |
| instructive | *armahën | *armahin | |
| comitative | *armassëk | *armahinëk | |
| abessive | *armahëtta | *armahitta | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Estonian: armas
- Finnish: armas
- Ingrian: armas
- Karelian:
- Livonian: ārmaz
- Livvi: armas
- Ludian: armaz
- Veps: armaz
- Võro: armas, armsa (with metathesis)
- Votic: armõz
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (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