Unknown. Related to Karelian hursti, Ludian hurśť, Veps hursť and probably Votic ursi. Possibly from or akin to Russian холст (xolst), which may be in turn related to Low German Holster in some way.
hursti
| Inflection of hursti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hursti | hurstit | |
| genitive | hurstin | hurstien | |
| partitive | hurstia | hursteja | |
| illative | hurstiin | hursteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hursti | hurstit | |
| accusative | nom. | hursti | hurstit |
| gen. | hurstin | ||
| genitive | hurstin | hurstien | |
| partitive | hurstia | hursteja | |
| inessive | hurstissa | hursteissa | |
| elative | hurstista | hursteista | |
| illative | hurstiin | hursteihin | |
| adessive | hurstilla | hursteilla | |
| ablative | hurstilta | hursteilta | |
| allative | hurstille | hursteille | |
| essive | hurstina | hursteina | |
| translative | hurstiksi | hursteiksi | |
| abessive | hurstitta | hursteitta | |
| instructive | — | hurstein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *hursti. Cognates include Finnish hursti and Veps hursť.
hursti
| Declension of hursti (type 5/vahti, st-ss gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hursti | hurssit |
| genitive | hurssin | hurstiin, hurstiloin |
| partitive | hurstia | hurstija, hurstiloja |
| illative | hurstii | hurstii, hurstiloihe |
| inessive | hurssiis | hurstiis, hurstilois |
| elative | hurssist | hurstiist, hurstiloist |
| allative | hurssille | hurstiille, hurstiloille |
| adessive | hurssiil | hurstiil, hurstiloil |
| ablative | hurssilt | hurstiilt, hurstiloilt |
| translative | hurssiks | hurstiiks, hurstiloiks |
| essive | hurstinna, hurstiin | hurstiinna, hurstiloinna, hurstiin, hurstiloin |
| exessive1) | hurstint | hurstiint, hurstiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||