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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa.
Adjective
*harva[1]
- sparse
- rare
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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*harva
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*harvat
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accusative
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*harvan
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*harvat
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genitive
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*harvan
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*harvadën *harvoidën
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partitive
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*harvada
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*harvoida
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inessive
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*harvassa *harvahna
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*harvoissa *harvoihna
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elative
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*harvasta
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*harvoista
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illative
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*harvahën
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*harvoihën
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adessive
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*harvalla
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*harvoilla
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ablative
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*harvalta
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*harvoilta
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allative
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*harvalën *harvalëk
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*harvoilën *harvoilëk
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essive
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*harvana
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*harvoina
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translative
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*harvaksi
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*harvoiksi
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instructive
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*harvan
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*harvoin
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comitative
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*harvanëk
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*harvoinëk
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abessive
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*harvatta
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*harvoitta
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*harva”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- “harv”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Entry #1010 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.