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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”). Doublet of *raavas.
Noun
*rahvas
- people, folk
- Synonym: *kansa, *väki
Inflection
Inflection of *rahvas
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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*rahvas
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*rahvahët
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accusative
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*rahvahën
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*rahvahët
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genitive
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*rahvahën
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*rahvastën *rahvahidën
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partitive
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*rahvasta
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*rahvahita
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inessive
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*rahvahëssa *rahvahëhna
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*rahvahissa *rahvahihna
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elative
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*rahvahësta
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*rahvahista
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illative
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*rahvahësën
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*rahvahisën
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adessive
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*rahvahëlla
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*rahvahilla
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ablative
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*rahvahëlta
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*rahvahilta
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allative
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*rahvahëlën *rahvahëlëk
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*rahvahilën *rahvahilëk
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essive
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*rahvassa
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*rahvahina
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translative
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*rahvahëksi
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*rahvahiksi
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instructive
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*rahvahën
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*rahvahin
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comitative
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*rahvassëk
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*rahvahinëk
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abessive
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*rahvahëtta
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*rahvahitta
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Descendants
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN