Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruja
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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
Possibly sound-symbolic and related to Northern Sami rojas (“unwell, sickly looking”).
Adjective
*ruja[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *ruja
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ruja | *rujat | |
| accusative | *rujan | *rujat | |
| genitive | *rujan | *rujadën *rujëidën | |
| partitive | *rujada | *rujëida | |
| inessive | *rujassa *rujahna |
*rujëissa *rujëihna | |
| elative | *rujasta | *rujëista | |
| illative | *rujahën | *rujëihën | |
| adessive | *rujalla | *rujëilla | |
| ablative | *rujalta | *rujëilta | |
| allative | *rujalën *rujalëk |
*rujëilën *rujëilëk | |
| essive | *rujana | *rujëina | |
| translative | *rujaksi | *rujëiksi | |
| instructive | *rujan | *rujëin | |
| comitative | *rujanëk | *rujëinëk | |
| abessive | *rujatta | *rujëitta | |
Descendants
From *ruja:
From *rujo:
- Estonian: (dialectal) ruju
- Finnish: rujo
- Karelian:
- Livvi: rujo
- Ludian: rujo
- Veps: rujo
- >? Võro: rujo
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rujo”, 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