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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Pre-Proto-Germanic *koljā, later *haljō (whence Old Norse Hel (“goddess of the realm of the dead”)) + *-oi.
Noun
*koljoi[1]
- evil spirit
- mythical giant
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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*koljoi
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*koljoit
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accusative
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*koljoin
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*koljoit
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genitive
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*koljoin
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*koljoidën *koljoidën
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partitive
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*koljoida
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*koljoida
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inessive
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*koljoissa *koljoihna
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*koljoissa *koljoihna
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elative
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*koljoista
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*koljoista
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illative
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*koljoihën
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*koljoihën
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adessive
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*koljoilla
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*koljoilla
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ablative
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*koljoilta
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*koljoilta
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allative
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*koljoilën *koljoilëk
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*koljoilën *koljoilëk
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essive
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*koljoina
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*koljoina
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translative
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*koljoiksi
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*koljoiksi
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instructive
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*koljoin
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*koljoin
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comitative
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*koljoinëk
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*koljoinëk
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abessive
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*koljoitta
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*koljoitta
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*koljoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Aikio, Ante: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies Pt.1, Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 57 (2002).
- “koll”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koljo”, 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