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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Uralic *ojwa (“head”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. semantic development
Adjective
*oiva[1]
- fine, splendid, excellent
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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*oiva
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*oivat
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accusative
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*oivan
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*oivat
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genitive
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*oivan
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*oivadën *oivëidën
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partitive
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*oivada
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*oivëida
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inessive
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*oivassa *oivahna
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*oivëissa *oivëihna
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elative
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*oivasta
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*oivëista
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illative
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*oivahën
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*oivëihën
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adessive
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*oivalla
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*oivëilla
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ablative
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*oivalta
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*oivëilta
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allative
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*oivalën *oivalëk
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*oivëilën *oivëilëk
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essive
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*oivana
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*oivëina
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translative
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*oivaksi
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*oivëiksi
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instructive
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*oivan
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*oivëin
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comitative
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*oivanëk
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*oivëinëk
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abessive
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*oivatta
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*oivëitta
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*oiva”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- “õevane”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012