< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapja
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Suggested to be an early borrowing from Germanic; from pre-Germanic *kāpa- or early Proto-Germanic *hāfaz (later *hōfaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.
Noun
*kapja
- hoof
Inflection
Inflection of *kapja
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kapja | *kapjat | |
| accusative | *kapjan | *kapjat | |
| genitive | *kapjan | *kapjaden *kapjoiden | |
| partitive | *kapjada | *kapjoida | |
| inessive | *kapjassa | *kapjoissa | |
| elative | *kapjasta | *kapjoista | |
| illative | *kapjahen | *kapjoihen | |
| adessive | *kapjalla | *kapjoilla | |
| ablative | *kapjalta | *kapjoilta | |
| allative | *kapjalek | *kapjoilek | |
| essive | *kapjana | *kapjoina | |
| translative | *kapjaksi | *kapjoiksi | |
| instructive | *kapjan | *kapjoin | |
| comitative | *kapjanek | *kapjoinek | |
| abessive | *kapjakta | *kapjoikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kabi
- Finnish: kavio, (dialectal) kapio, kapia
- Ingrian: kabja
- Karelian: kapie, kabia
- Livonian: käbā
- Livvi: kabju
- Ludian: kabď, kabju, kabje
- Veps: kabj
- Võro: kabi
- Votic: kabja
References
- kabi in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN