Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hibus
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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
From Proto-Germanic *hiwją with the suffix *-us, either directly or later within Finnic as *hipjä (“skin”) + *-us. Loss of *h in Estonian is irregular, but could be due to the influence of *iho (“skin”).
Noun
*hibus[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *hibus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hibus | *hibuksët | |
| accusative | *hibuksën | *hibuksët | |
| genitive | *hibuksën | *hibustën *hibuksidën | |
| partitive | *hibusta | *hibuksita | |
| inessive | *hibuksëssa *hibuksëhna |
*hibuksissa *hibuksihna | |
| elative | *hibuksësta | *hibuksista | |
| illative | *hibuksësën | *hibuksisën | |
| adessive | *hibuksëlla | *hibuksilla | |
| ablative | *hibuksëlta | *hibuksilta | |
| allative | *hibuksëlën *hibuksëlëk |
*hibuksilën *hibuksilëk | |
| essive | *hibussa | *hibuksina | |
| translative | *hibuksëksi | *hibuksiksi | |
| instructive | *hibuksën | *hibuksin | |
| comitative | *hibussëk | *hibuksinëk | |
| abessive | *hibuksëtta | *hibuksitta | |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Estonian: juus
- Finnish: hius
- Ingrian: hius
- Karelian: hivus
- Livonian: ibūks
- Livvi: hivus
- → Ludian: hivus
- Veps: hibuz
- Võro: hius
- Votic: ivuz
References
- “juus”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- 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