Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toohus
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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
From *toohi + *-us. Related to Proto-Samic (whence Inari Sami tuosâs (“torch”)) and *tuosëtēk.
Noun
*toohus
- torch used while fishing at night
Inflection
Inflection of *toohus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *toohus | *toohuksët | |
| accusative | *toohuksën | *toohuksët | |
| genitive | *toohuksën | *toohustën *toohuksidën | |
| partitive | *toohusta | *toohuksita | |
| inessive | *toohuksëssa *toohuksëhna |
*toohuksissa *toohuksihna | |
| elative | *toohuksësta | *toohuksista | |
| illative | *toohuksësën | *toohuksisën | |
| adessive | *toohuksëlla | *toohuksilla | |
| ablative | *toohuksëlta | *toohuksilta | |
| allative | *toohuksëlën *toohuksëlëk |
*toohuksilën *toohuksilëk | |
| essive | *toohussa | *toohuksina | |
| translative | *toohuksëksi | *toohuksiksi | |
| instructive | *toohuksën | *toohuksin | |
| comitative | *toohussëk | *toohuksinëk | |
| abessive | *toohuksëtta | *toohuksitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: tuohus
- Ingrian: toohus
- Karelian:
- Livonian: ⇒ tūskõl
- Livvi: tuohus
- Ludian: tuohuz
- Veps: tohuz
- Votic: tohuz, toohuz
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tuohus”, 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