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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *šama + *-oi, whence also Erzya чама (čama, “face”), Moksha шама (šama, “face”).
Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hamô (“skin, shape, covering”).
Noun
*haamoi[1]
- face
- shape, form, figure
- ghost, spirit
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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*haamoi
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*haamoit
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accusative
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*haamoin
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*haamoit
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genitive
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*haamoin
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*haamoidën *haamoidën
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partitive
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*haamoida
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*haamoida
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inessive
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*haamoissa *haamoihna
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*haamoissa *haamoihna
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elative
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*haamoista
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*haamoista
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illative
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*haamoihën
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*haamoihën
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adessive
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*haamoilla
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*haamoilla
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ablative
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*haamoilta
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*haamoilta
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allative
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*haamoilën *haamoilëk
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*haamoilën *haamoilëk
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essive
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*haamoina
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*haamoina
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translative
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*haamoiksi
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*haamoiksi
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instructive
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*haamoin
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*haamoin
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comitative
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*haamoinëk
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*haamoinëk
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abessive
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*haamoitta
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*haamoitta
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Descendants
From *haamu (+ *-u):
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haamu”, in 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
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*haamoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)