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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Cognate with Proto-Samic *sëjē, both borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stiją (whence English sty).
Noun
*sija
- place, position
- bed
Inflection
Inflection of *sija
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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*sija
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*sijat
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accusative
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*sijan
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*sijat
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genitive
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*sijan
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*sijadën *sijoidën
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partitive
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*sijada
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*sijoida
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inessive
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*sijassa *sijahna
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*sijoissa *sijoihna
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elative
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*sijasta
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*sijoista
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illative
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*sijahën
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*sijoihën
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adessive
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*sijalla
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*sijoilla
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ablative
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*sijalta
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*sijoilta
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allative
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*sijalën *sijalëk
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*sijoilën *sijoilëk
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essive
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*sijana
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*sijoina
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translative
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*sijaksi
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*sijoiksi
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instructive
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*sijan
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*sijoin
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comitative
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*sijanëk
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*sijoinëk
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abessive
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*sijatta
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*sijoitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sija”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN