Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liina
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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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *līną
Noun
*liina
Inflection
Inflection of *liina
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *liina | *liinat | |
| accusative | *liinan | *liinat | |
| genitive | *liinan | *liinadën *liinoidën | |
| partitive | *liinada | *liinoida | |
| inessive | *liinassa *liinahna |
*liinoissa *liinoihna | |
| elative | *liinasta | *liinoista | |
| illative | *liinahën | *liinoihën | |
| adessive | *liinalla | *liinoilla | |
| ablative | *liinalta | *liinoilta | |
| allative | *liinalën *liinalëk |
*liinoilën *liinoilëk | |
| essive | *liinana | *liinoina | |
| translative | *liinaksi | *liinoiksi | |
| instructive | *liinan | *liinoin | |
| comitative | *liinanëk | *liinoinëk | |
| abessive | *liinatta | *liinoitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “liina”, 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