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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hepoinen
 | This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *hepoi + *-inen (diminutive).
Noun
*hepoinen
- horse
Inflection
Inflection of *hepoinen
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hepoinen | *hepoicet | |
| accusative | *hepoicen | *hepoicet | |
| genitive | *hepoicen | *heboicten *hepoiciden | |
| partitive | *heboicta | *hepoicita | |
| inessive | *hepoicessa *hepoicehna | *hepoicissa *hepoicihna | |
| elative | *hepoicesta | *hepoicista | |
| illative | *hepoicesen | *hepoicisen | |
| adessive | *hepoicella | *hepoicilla | |
| ablative | *hepoicelta | *hepoicilta | |
| allative | *hepoicelen *hepoicelek | *hepoicilen *hepoicilek | |
| essive | *heboinna | *hepoicina | |
| translative | *hepoiceksi | *hepoiciksi | |
| instructive | *hepoicen | *hepoicin | |
| comitative | *heboinnek | *hepoicinek | |
| abessive | *hepoicetta | *hepoicitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: hobune
- Finnish: hevonen
- Ingrian: hepoin, (Soikkola) heppoin
- Karelian: heponi, hepoine
- Livonian: (Courland) õ'bbi, (Salaca) i'bbi
- Livvi: heboine
- Ludian: heboine
- Veps: heboone
- Võro: hobõnõ, hopõn'
- Votic: opõn
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hepo”, 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