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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aldas
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ. Doublet of *alto.
Noun
*aldas
- (Northern Finnic) trough
- Synonym: *kaukalo, *künä, *ruuhi
Inflection
Inflection of *aldas
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 | *aldas | *altahet | |
accusative | *altahen | *altahet | |
genitive | *altahen | *aldasten *altahiden | |
partitive | *aldasta | *altahita | |
inessive | *altahessa *altahehna | *altahissa *altahihna | |
elative | *altahesta | *altahista | |
illative | *altahesen | *altahisen | |
adessive | *altahella | *altahilla | |
ablative | *altahelta | *altahilta | |
allative | *altahelen *altahelek | *altahilen *altahilek | |
essive | *aldassa | *altahina | |
translative | *altaheksi | *altahiksi | |
instructive | *altahen | *altahin | |
comitative | *aldassek | *altahinek | |
abessive | *altahetta | *altahitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: allas
- → Inari Sami: ääldis
- Ingrian: allas
- Karelian: allas, allaš
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “allas”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN