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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hurskaz.
Adjective
*hurskas (Northern Finnic)
- brisk, lively, quick
- wise
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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*hurskas
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*hurskahët
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accusative
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*hurskahën
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*hurskahët
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genitive
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*hurskahën
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*hurskastën *hurskahidën
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partitive
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*hurskasta
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*hurskahita
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inessive
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*hurskahëssa *hurskahëhna
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*hurskahissa *hurskahihna
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elative
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*hurskahësta
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*hurskahista
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illative
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*hurskahësën
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*hurskahisën
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adessive
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*hurskahëlla
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*hurskahilla
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ablative
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*hurskahëlta
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*hurskahilta
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allative
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*hurskahëlën *hurskahëlëk
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*hurskahilën *hurskahilëk
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essive
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*hurskassa
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*hurskahina
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translative
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*hurskahëksi
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*hurskahiksi
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instructive
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*hurskahën
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*hurskahin
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comitative
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*hurskassëk
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*hurskahinëk
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abessive
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*hurskahëtta
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*hurskahitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hurskas”, 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