< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harva
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa.
Adjective
*harva
- sparse
- rare
Inflection
Inflection of *harva
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *harva | *harvat | |
accusative | *harvan | *harvat | |
genitive | *harvan | *harvaden *harvoiden | |
partitive | *harvada | *harvoida | |
inessive | *harvassa | *harvoissa | |
elative | *harvasta | *harvoista | |
illative | *harvahen | *harvoihen | |
adessive | *harvalla | *harvoilla | |
ablative | *harvalta | *harvoilta | |
allative | *harvalek | *harvoilek | |
essive | *harvana | *harvoina | |
translative | *harvaksi | *harvoiksi | |
instructive | *harvan | *harvoin | |
comitative | *harvanek | *harvoinek | |
abessive | *harvakta | *harvoikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: harv
- Finnish: harva
- → Northern Sami: hárvi
- Ingrian: harva
- Karelian: harva
- Livonian: ǭra
- Livvi: harvu
- Ludian: harv
- Veps: harv
- Võro: harv
- Votic: arva
Further reading
- harv in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Entry #1010 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.