Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa
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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
Unknown. Possibly in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō. Since the word does not regularly correspond to the Finnic one, the two may be borrowed from a common substrate source.
Alternative forms
Noun
*sorsa
Inflection
Inflection of *sorsa
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sorsa | *sorsat | |
| accusative | *sorsan | *sorsat | |
| genitive | *sorsan | *sorsadën *sorsëidën | |
| partitive | *sorsada | *sorsëida | |
| inessive | *sorsassa *sorsahna |
*sorsëissa *sorsëihna | |
| elative | *sorsasta | *sorsëista | |
| illative | *sorsahën | *sorsëihën | |
| adessive | *sorsalla | *sorsëilla | |
| ablative | *sorsalta | *sorsëilta | |
| allative | *sorsalën *sorsalëk |
*sorsëilën *sorsëilëk | |
| essive | *sorsana | *sorsëina | |
| translative | *sorsaksi | *sorsëiksi | |
| instructive | *sorsan | *sorsëin | |
| comitative | *sorsanëk | *sorsëinëk | |
| abessive | *sorsatta | *sorsëitta | |
Synonyms
Descendants
From *sorsa:
- Finnish: sorsa
- Ingrian: sorsa
- → Votic: sorsõ
- Karelian:
- Livvi: sorzu
- Ludian: sorz
- Veps: sorz
- → Northern Sami: suorsá
From *soorsa(s):
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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