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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
A compound of unattested *marha (borrowed from Proto-Germanic *marhaz) + unattested *minta (borrowed from Proto-Germanic *minþlą (“bridle”), whence Old High German mindil, Old Norse mél).
Noun
*marhaminta (Northern Finnic)
- halter
- leadline, lead rope (for a horse)
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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*marhaminta
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*marhamindat
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accusative
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*marhamindan
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*marhamindat
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genitive
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*marhamindan
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*marhamintadën *marhamintoidën
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partitive
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*marhamintada
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*marhamintoida
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inessive
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*marhamindassa *marhamindahna
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*marhamindoissa *marhamindoihna
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elative
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*marhamindasta
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*marhamindoista
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illative
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*marhamintahën
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*marhamintoihën
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adessive
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*marhamindalla
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*marhamindoilla
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ablative
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*marhamindalta
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*marhamindoilta
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allative
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*marhamintalën *marhamintalëk
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*marhamintoilën *marhamintoilëk
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essive
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*marhamintana
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*marhamintoina
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translative
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*marhamindaksi
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*marhamindoiksi
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instructive
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*marhamindan
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*marhamindoin
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comitative
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*marhamintanëk
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*marhamintoinëk
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abessive
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*marhamindatta
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*marhamindoitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “marhaminta”, 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