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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”). The meaning "dog" appears also in Komi кыр (kyr, “male dog”).
Noun
*koira[1]
- (male) dog
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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*koira
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*koirat
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accusative
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*koiran
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*koirat
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genitive
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*koiran
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*koiradën *koirëidën
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partitive
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*koirada
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*koirëida
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inessive
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*koirassa *koirahna
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*koirëissa *koirëihna
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elative
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*koirasta
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*koirëista
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illative
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*koirahën
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*koirëihën
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adessive
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*koiralla
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*koirëilla
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ablative
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*koiralta
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*koirëilta
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allative
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*koiralën *koiralëk
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*koirëilën *koirëilëk
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essive
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*koirana
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*koirëina
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translative
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*koiraksi
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*koirëiksi
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instructive
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*koiran
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*koirëin
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comitative
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*koiranëk
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*koirëinëk
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abessive
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*koiratta
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*koirëitta
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*koira”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
- 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