Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/igen
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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-Finno-Ugric *ikene, related to Hungarian íny.
Noun
*igen[1]
- gum (part of the mouth)
Inflection
Although *igen was etymologically an n-stem noun, both North and South Estonian and Livonian (originally) decline this noun as an m-stem noun.
Inflection of *igen
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *igen | *ikenet | |
| accusative | *ikenen | *ikenet | |
| genitive | *ikenen | *igenden *ikeniden | |
| partitive | *igentä | *ikenitä | |
| inessive | *ikenessä *ikenehnä |
*ikenissä *ikenihnä | |
| elative | *ikenestä | *ikenistä | |
| illative | *ikenesen | *ikenisen | |
| adessive | *ikenellä | *ikenillä | |
| ablative | *ikeneltä | *ikeniltä | |
| allative | *ikenelen *ikenelek |
*ikenilen *ikenilek | |
| essive | *igennä | *ikeninä | |
| translative | *ikeneksi | *ikeniksi | |
| instructive | *ikenen | *ikenin | |
| comitative | *igennek | *ikeninek | |
| abessive | *ikenettä | *ikenittä | |
Inflection of *igen
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *igen | *ikemet | |
| accusative | *ikemen | *ikemet | |
| genitive | *ikemen | *igenden *ikemiden | |
| partitive | *igentä | *ikemitä | |
| inessive | *ikemessä *ikemehnä |
*ikemissä *ikemihnä | |
| elative | *ikemestä | *ikemistä | |
| illative | *ikemesen | *ikemisen | |
| adessive | *ikemellä | *ikemillä | |
| ablative | *ikemeltä | *ikemiltä | |
| allative | *ikemelen *ikemelek |
*ikemilen *ikemilek | |
| essive | *ikemenä | *ikeminä | |
| translative | *ikemeksi | *ikemiksi | |
| instructive | *ikemen | *ikemin | |
| comitative | *ikemenek | *ikeminek | |
| abessive | *ikemettä | *ikemittä | |
Descendants
- Estonian: ige
- Finnish: ien
- Ingrian: ien
- Karelian:
- Livonian: iʼgmõd
- Livvi: igen
- Veps: igin
- Võro: ikim
- Votic: itšee