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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *seka, possibly from Proto-Uralic *sekä (“inside, interior”),[1] thus "among" (also see seassa) and later "mixed". The word has (presumably original) front vowels in Võro but back vowels elsewhere.
Pronunciation
Prefix
seka-
- mixed
- cross-
Inflection
| seka- |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| seassa |
– |
– |
– |
| seasta |
– |
– |
– |
| sekaan |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
sekaisin |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
– |
| – |
– |
– |
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| – |
– | |
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The cases of seka- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.
Derived terms
- See the inflection table.
References
- ^ Ylikoski, Jussi. The origins of the western Uralic s-cases revisited: historiographical, functional-typological and Samoyedic perspectives. FUF 63: 6–78 (2016). p. 56
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sëka. Cognates include Finnish seka- and Estonian sega-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
seka-
- mixed
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515