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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to Proto-Samic *čeavrēs, which has been considered a substrate loan.
Noun
*sagarva
- otter
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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*sagarva
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*sagarvat
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accusative
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*sagarvan
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*sagarvat
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genitive
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*sagarvan
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*sagarvadën *sagarvoidën
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partitive
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*sagarvata
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*sagarvoita
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inessive
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*sagarvassa *sagarvahna
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*sagarvoissa *sagarvoihna
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elative
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*sagarvasta
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*sagarvoista
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illative
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*sagarvasën
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*sagarvoisën
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adessive
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*sagarvalla
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*sagarvoilla
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ablative
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*sagarvalta
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*sagarvoilta
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allative
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*sagarvalën *sagarvalëk
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*sagarvoilën *sagarvoilëk
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essive
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*sagarvana
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*sagarvoina
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translative
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*sagarvaksi
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*sagarvoiksi
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instructive
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*sagarvan
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*sagarvoin
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comitative
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*sagarvanëk
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*sagarvoinëk
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abessive
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*sagarvatta
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*sagarvoitta
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Descendants
From *sagarva:
From *sagarma(s):
From *sagukkoi:
Further reading
- “saarmas”, 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), “saarva”, 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
- Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sagar⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)