Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lapci
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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
Probably from Proto-Uralic *lëpće (“cradle”), in which case cognate to Erzya лавсь (lavś), Eastern Mari лепш (ĺepš), Tundra Nenets (jebcᵊ), Nganasan (labsə) and Southern Selkup (t́ops) (Tym) (all likewise meaning "cradle").
Noun
*lapci[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *lapci
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lapci | *lapcët | |
| accusative | *lapcën | *lapcët | |
| genitive | *lapcën | *lactën *lapcidën | |
| partitive | *lacta | *lapcida | |
| inessive | *lapcëssa *lapcëhna |
*lapcissa *lapcihna | |
| elative | *lapcësta | *lapcista | |
| illative | *lapcëhën | *lapcihën | |
| adessive | *lapcëlla | *lapcilla | |
| ablative | *lapcëlta | *lapcilta | |
| allative | *lapcëlën *lapcëlëk |
*lapcilën *lapcilëk | |
| essive | *lapcëna | *lapcina | |
| translative | *lapcëksi | *lapciksi | |
| instructive | *lapcën | *lapcin | |
| comitative | *lapcënëk | *lapcinëk | |
| abessive | *lapcëtta | *lapcitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: laps
- Finnish: lapsi, laps (dialectal)
- Ingrian: laps, lapsi
- Karelian:
- Livonian:
- Livvi: lapsi
- Veps: laps'
- Võro: lats'
- Votic: lahsi