< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ava
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *aŋa-.
Adjective
*ava
- open, wide open, spacious
Inflection
Inflection of *ava
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *ava | *avat | |
accusative | *avan | *avat | |
genitive | *avan | *avaden *avoiden | |
partitive | *avada | *avoida | |
inessive | *avassa | *avoissa | |
elative | *avasta | *avoista | |
illative | *avahen | *avoihen | |
adessive | *avalla | *avoilla | |
ablative | *avalta | *avoilta | |
allative | *avalen | *avoilen | |
essive | *avana | *avoina | |
translative | *avaksi | *avoiksi | |
instructive | *avan | *avoin | |
comitative | *avanek | *avoinek | |
abessive | *avakta | *avoikta |
Derived terms
- *avait'ak
- *avara
Descendants
- Estonian: ava
- Finnish: ava (dialectal)
- ⇒ Finnish: avo-, avoin
- ⇒ Ingrian: avollaa
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ava”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN