Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/riihi
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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
From earlier *riŋeše, cognate with Proto-Permic *ru̇ŋiš. Often reconstructed as Proto-Finno-Permic, but possibly rather an old Wanderwort.
Noun
*riihi[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *riihi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *riihi | *riihet | |
| accusative | *riihen | *riihet | |
| genitive | *riihen | *riihten *riihiden | |
| partitive | *riihtä | *riihidä | |
| inessive | *riihessä *riihehnä |
*riihissä *riihihnä | |
| elative | *riihestä | *riihistä | |
| illative | *riihehen | *riihihen | |
| adessive | *riihellä | *riihillä | |
| ablative | *riiheltä | *riihiltä | |
| allative | *riihelen *riihelek |
*riihilen *riihilek | |
| essive | *riihenä | *riihinä | |
| translative | *riiheksi | *riihiksi | |
| instructive | *riihen | *riihin | |
| comitative | *riihenek | *riihinek | |
| abessive | *riihettä | *riihittä | |
Descendants
- Estonian: rehi
- Finnish: riihi
- Ingrian: riihi
- Karelian:
- Livonian: rī’, rī’j
- Livvi: riihi
- Ludian: riih
- Veps: rih'
- Võro: riih
- Votic: rihi
- → Inari Sami: riihâ
- → Latvian: rija
- → Lithuanian: rejà
- → Russian: рига (riga)
- → Swedish: ria
References
Further reading
- “rehi”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012