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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly an early loan from Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)albʰós, relying on the assertion that an initial Indo-European laryngeal could be reflected as a *k- when borrowed into Uralic or Finnic languages, which has been disputed.
Adjective
*kalbas
- pale
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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*kalbas
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*kalbahët
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accusative
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*kalbahën
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*kalbahët
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genitive
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*kalbahën
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*kalbastën *kalbahidën
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partitive
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*kalbasta
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*kalbahita
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inessive
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*kalbahëssa *kalbahëhna
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*kalbahissa *kalbahihna
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elative
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*kalbahësta
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*kalbahista
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illative
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*kalbahësën
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*kalbahisën
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adessive
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*kalbahëlla
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*kalbahilla
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ablative
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*kalbahëlta
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*kalbahilta
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allative
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*kalbahëlën *kalbahëlëk
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*kalbahilën *kalbahilëk
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essive
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*kalbassa
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*kalbahina
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translative
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*kalbahëksi
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*kalbahiksi
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instructive
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*kalbahën
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*kalbahin
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comitative
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*kalbassëk
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*kalbahinëk
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abessive
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*kalbahëtta
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*kalbahitta
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Descendants
From *kalbas:
From *kalpëda:
From *kalbakka:
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kalpea”, 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