Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/penikka
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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
Noun
*penikka
- pup (young dog)
Inflection
Inflection of *penikka
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *penikka | *penik'at | |
| accusative | *penik'an | *penik'at | |
| genitive | *penik'an | *penikkadën *penikkoidën | |
| partitive | *penikkata | *penikkoita | |
| inessive | *penik'assa *penik'ahna |
*penik'oissa *penik'oihna | |
| elative | *penik'asta | *penik'oista | |
| illative | *penikkasën | *penikkoisën | |
| adessive | *penik'alla | *penik'oilla | |
| ablative | *penik'alta | *penik'oilta | |
| allative | *penikkalën *penikkalëk |
*penikkoilën *penikkoilëk | |
| essive | *penikkana | *penikkoina | |
| translative | *penik'aksi | *penik'oiksi | |
| instructive | *penik'an | *penik'oin | |
| comitative | *penikkanëk | *penikkoinëk | |
| abessive | *penik'atta | *penik'oitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “peni”, 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