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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *starrō (whence Old Norse stǫrr), or from earlier Pre-Germanic.
Noun
*sara
- sedge (plant of the genus Carex)
- Synonym: *tarna
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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*sara
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*sarat
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accusative
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*saran
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*sarat
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genitive
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*saran
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*saradën *saroidën
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partitive
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*sarada
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*saroida
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inessive
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*sarassa *sarahna
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*saroissa *saroihna
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elative
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*sarasta
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*saroista
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illative
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*sarahën
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*saroihën
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adessive
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*saralla
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*saroilla
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ablative
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*saralta
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*saroilta
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allative
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*saralën *saralëk
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*saroilën *saroilëk
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essive
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*sarana
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*saroina
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translative
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*saraksi
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*saroiksi
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instructive
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*saran
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*saroin
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comitative
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*saranëk
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*saroinëk
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abessive
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*saratta
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*saroitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sara”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä (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