Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/korpi
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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-Uralic *korpe (“woods, forest”), cognate with Proto-Mansi *kārp and Proto-Mordvinic *kurə.
Noun
*korpi[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *korpi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *korpi | *korbët | |
| accusative | *korbën | *korbët | |
| genitive | *korbën | *korpëdën *korpidën | |
| partitive | *korpëda | *korpida | |
| inessive | *korbëssa *korbëhna |
*korbissa *korbihna | |
| elative | *korbësta | *korbista | |
| illative | *korpëhën | *korpihën | |
| adessive | *korbëlla | *korbilla | |
| ablative | *korbëlta | *korbilta | |
| allative | *korpëlën *korpëlëk |
*korpilën *korpilëk | |
| essive | *korpëna | *korpina | |
| translative | *korbëksi | *korbiksi | |
| instructive | *korbën | *korbin | |
| comitative | *korpënëk | *korpinëk | |
| abessive | *korbëtta | *korbitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kõrb
- Finnish: korpi
- Ingrian: korpi
- Karelian: korpi, korbi
- Livvi: korbi
- Ludian: korb
- Veps: korb
- Võro: kõrb'
References
Further reading
- “kõrb”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012