Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaina
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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
Probably borrowed from Early Old East Slavic вонꙗ (vonja), from Proto-Slavic *voňь.
Noun
Inflection
Inflection of *vaina
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vaina | *vainat | |
| accusative | *vainan | *vainat | |
| genitive | *vainan | *vainadën *vainoidën | |
| partitive | *vainada | *vainoida | |
| inessive | *vainassa *vainahna |
*vainoissa *vainoihna | |
| elative | *vainasta | *vainoista | |
| illative | *vainahën | *vainoihën | |
| adessive | *vainalla | *vainoilla | |
| ablative | *vainalta | *vainoilta | |
| allative | *vainalën *vainalëk |
*vainoilën *vainoilëk | |
| essive | *vainana | *vainoina | |
| translative | *vainaksi | *vainoiksi | |
| instructive | *vainan | *vainoin | |
| comitative | *vainanëk | *vainoinëk | |
| abessive | *vainatta | *vainoitta | |
Descendants
- Livonian: vāina
From *vainu (+ *-u):
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vainu”, 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