Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuiva
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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
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *kujwa, compare Northern Khanty (χŏjəm-)
Adjective
*kuiva[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *kuiva
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kuiva | *kuivat | |
| accusative | *kuivan | *kuivat | |
| genitive | *kuivan | *kuivadën *kuivëidën | |
| partitive | *kuivada | *kuivëida | |
| inessive | *kuivassa *kuivahna |
*kuivëissa *kuivëihna | |
| elative | *kuivasta | *kuivëista | |
| illative | *kuivahën | *kuivëihën | |
| adessive | *kuivalla | *kuivëilla | |
| ablative | *kuivalta | *kuivëilta | |
| allative | *kuivalën *kuivalëk |
*kuivëilën *kuivëilëk | |
| essive | *kuivana | *kuivëina | |
| translative | *kuivaksi | *kuivëiksi | |
| instructive | *kuivan | *kuivëin | |
| comitative | *kuivanëk | *kuivëinëk | |
| abessive | *kuivatta | *kuivëitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Estonian: kuiv
- Finnish: kuiva
- Ingrian: kuiva
- Karelian: kuiva
- Livonian: kūja
- Livvi: kuivu
- Ludian: kuiv
- Veps: kuiv
- Võro: kuiv
- Votic: kuivõ
References
Further reading
- “kuiv”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012