Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suurima
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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
Proto-Finno-Permic + *-ma (compare Eastern Mari шӱраш (šüraš, “groats”)).
Noun
*suurima
- groat (hulled grain)
Inflection
Inflection of *suurima
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *suurima | *suurimat | |
| accusative | *suuriman | *suurimat | |
| genitive | *suuriman | *suurimadën *suurimoidën | |
| partitive | *suurimata | *suurimoita | |
| inessive | *suurimassa *suurimahna |
*suurimoissa *suurimoihna | |
| elative | *suurimasta | *suurimoista | |
| illative | *suurimasën | *suurimoisën | |
| adessive | *suurimalla | *suurimoilla | |
| ablative | *suurimalta | *suurimoilta | |
| allative | *suurimalën *suurimalëk |
*suurimoilën *suurimoilëk | |
| essive | *suurimana | *suurimoina | |
| translative | *suurimaksi | *suurimoiksi | |
| instructive | *suuriman | *suurimoin | |
| comitative | *suurimanëk | *suurimoinëk | |
| abessive | *suurimatta | *suurimoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: suurmad pl (dialectal)
- Finnish: suurimo, (rare) suurima
- Ingrian: suurima
- Karelian: suurima, šuurima
- Livonian: sūrmõz
- Livvi: suurim
- Ludian: suurim
- Veps: surim
- Võro: suurmas
- Votic: suurimõ
Further reading
- Entry #1601 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “suurimo”, 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