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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *ëpte. The initial h would be irregular, but could be due to the influence of *hibus (“hair”). Cf. also Finnish haiven.
Noun
*hapci[1]
- hair
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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*hapci
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*hapcët
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accusative
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*hapcën
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*hapcët
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genitive
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*hapcën
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*hactën *hapcidën
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partitive
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*hacta
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*hapcida
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inessive
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*hapcëssa *hapcëhna
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*hapcissa *hapcihna
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elative
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*hapcësta
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*hapcista
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illative
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*hapcëhën
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*hapcihën
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adessive
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*hapcëlla
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*hapcilla
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ablative
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*hapcëlta
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*hapcilta
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allative
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*hapcëlën *hapcëlëk
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*hapcilën *hapcilëk
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essive
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*hapcëna
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*hapcina
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translative
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*hapcëksi
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*hapciksi
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instructive
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*hapcën
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*hapcin
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comitative
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*hapcënëk
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*hapcinëk
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abessive
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*hapcëtta
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*hapcitta
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Finnish: hapsi
- ? Livonian: *(h)apcik’as > äpškõz (“leftover warps used as sewing thread”)
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hapci”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
- 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