Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hiiva
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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
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *čiŋa, whence Erzya чов (čov, “foam”). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian šývas (“light gray”)).
Noun
*hiiva[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *hiiva
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hiiva | *hiivat | |
| accusative | *hiivan | *hiivat | |
| genitive | *hiivan | *hiivadën *hiivoidën | |
| partitive | *hiivada | *hiivoida | |
| inessive | *hiivassa *hiivahna |
*hiivoissa *hiivoihna | |
| elative | *hiivasta | *hiivoista | |
| illative | *hiivahën | *hiivoihën | |
| adessive | *hiivalla | *hiivoilla | |
| ablative | *hiivalta | *hiivoilta | |
| allative | *hiivalën *hiivalëk |
*hiivoilën *hiivoilëk | |
| essive | *hiivana | *hiivoina | |
| translative | *hiivaksi | *hiivoiksi | |
| instructive | *hiivan | *hiivoin | |
| comitative | *hiivanëk | *hiivoinëk | |
| abessive | *hiivatta | *hiivoitta | |
Descendants
References
Further reading
- “hiib”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Entry #1219 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hiiva”, 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