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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arka
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz.
Adjective
*arka
- timid, shy
Inflection
Inflection of *arka
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *arka | *argat | |
accusative | *argan | *argat | |
genitive | *argan | *arkaden *arkoiden | |
partitive | *arkada | *arkoida | |
inessive | *argassa | *argoissa | |
elative | *argasta | *argoista | |
illative | *arkahen | *arkoihen | |
adessive | *argalla | *argoilla | |
ablative | *argalta | *argoilta | |
allative | *arkalek | *arkoilek | |
essive | *arkana | *arkoina | |
translative | *argaksi | *argoiksi | |
instructive | *argan | *argoin | |
comitative | *arkanek | *arkoinek | |
abessive | *argakta | *argoikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: arg
- Finnish: arka
- Ingrian: arka
- Karelian: arka, arga
- Livonian: ārga
- Livvi: argu
- Ludian: arg
- Veps: arg
- Võro: arg
- Votic: arka
- → Proto-Samic: *ārkē
Further reading
- arg in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN