Disputed, but cognate with Proto-Samic *orēs. Traditionally held to be a derivation of Proto-Finno-Ugric *urɜ (whence Hungarian úr, but note that it also has alternative etymologies). LÄGLOS however supports an alternative etymology by Hofstra, which instead posits a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”), in which case the original meaning must have been "male animal".
*uros[1]
There are actually two declensions, s-stem and ks-stem, as evidenced by Finnish.
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *uros | *urohët | |
accusative | *urohën | *urohët | |
genitive | *urohën | *urostën *urohidën | |
partitive | *urosta | *urohita | |
inessive | *urohëssa *urohëhna |
*urohissa *urohihna | |
elative | *urohësta | *urohista | |
illative | *urohësën | *urohisën | |
adessive | *urohëlla | *urohilla | |
ablative | *urohëlta | *urohilta | |
allative | *urohëlën *urohëlëk |
*urohilën *urohilëk | |
essive | *urossa | *urohina | |
translative | *urohëksi | *urohiksi | |
instructive | *urohën | *urohin | |
comitative | *urossëk | *urohinëk | |
abessive | *urohëtta | *urohitta |
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *uros | *uroksët | |
accusative | *uroksën | *uroksët | |
genitive | *uroksën | *urostën *uroksidën | |
partitive | *urosta | *uroksita | |
inessive | *uroksëssa *uroksëhna |
*uroksissa *uroksihna | |
elative | *uroksësta | *uroksista | |
illative | *uroksësën | *uroksisën | |
adessive | *uroksëlla | *uroksilla | |
ablative | *uroksëlta | *uroksilta | |
allative | *uroksëlën *uroksëlëk |
*uroksilën *uroksilëk | |
essive | *urossa | *uroksina | |
translative | *uroksëksi | *uroksiksi | |
instructive | *uroksën | *uroksin | |
comitative | *urossëk | *uroksinëk | |
abessive | *uroksëtta | *uroksitta |