Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tërvas
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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
Noun
*tërvas
Inflection
Inflection of *tërvas
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tërvas | *tërvaksët | |
| accusative | *tërvaksën | *tërvaksët | |
| genitive | *tërvaksën | *tërvastën *tërvaksidën | |
| partitive | *tërvasta | *tërvaksita | |
| inessive | *tërvaksëssa *tërvaksëhna |
*tërvaksissa *tërvaksihna | |
| elative | *tërvaksësta | *tërvaksista | |
| illative | *tërvaksësën | *tërvaksisën | |
| adessive | *tërvaksëlla | *tërvaksilla | |
| ablative | *tërvaksëlta | *tërvaksilta | |
| allative | *tërvaksëlën *tërvaksëlëk |
*tërvaksilën *tërvaksilëk | |
| essive | *tërvassa | *tërvaksina | |
| translative | *tërvaksëksi | *tërvaksiksi | |
| instructive | *tërvaksën | *tërvaksin | |
| comitative | *tërvassëk | *tërvaksinëk | |
| abessive | *tërvaksëtta | *tërvaksitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: tõrvas
- Finnish: tervas
- Ingrian: tervas
- Karelian:
- Livonian: tȭrõks
- Livvi: tervas
- Ludian: tervaz
- Veps: tervaz
- Võro: tõrvas
- Votic: tõrvõz
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “terva”, 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