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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse (*hrauna), from Proto-Germanic (whence Icelandic hraun, Danish røn).[1]
Noun
*rauna
- heap of stones
- Synonym: *varëh
- small stones on the bottom of a lake
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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*rauna
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*raunat
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accusative
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*raunan
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*raunat
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genitive
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*raunan
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*raunadën *raunëidën
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partitive
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*raunada
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*raunëida
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inessive
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*raunassa *raunahna
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*raunëissa *raunëihna
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elative
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*raunasta
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*raunëista
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illative
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*raunahën
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*raunëihën
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adessive
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*raunalla
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*raunëilla
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ablative
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*raunalta
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*raunëilta
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allative
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*raunalën *raunalëk
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*raunëilën *raunëilëk
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essive
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*raunana
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*raunëina
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translative
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*raunaksi
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*raunëiksi
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instructive
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*raunan
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*raunëin
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comitative
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*raunanëk
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*raunëinëk
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abessive
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*raunatta
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*raunëitta
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Descendants
From *raunijo (either derived with *-ijo or a separate borrowing from Proto-Norse (*hraunia-)):
References
- ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Further reading
- “raun”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “raunio”, 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