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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaunis
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Adjective
*kaunis
- beautiful
Inflection
Inflection of *kaunis
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *kaunis | *kaunihet | |
accusative | *kaunihen | *kaunihet | |
genitive | *kaunihen | *kaunisten *kaunihiden | |
partitive | *kaunista | *kaunihita | |
inessive | *kaunihessa | *kaunihissa | |
elative | *kaunihesta | *kaunihista | |
illative | *kaunihesen | *kaunihisen | |
adessive | *kaunihella | *kaunihilla | |
ablative | *kaunihelta | *kaunihilta | |
allative | *kaunihelek | *kaunihilek | |
essive | *kaunissa | *kaunihina | |
translative | *kauniheksi | *kaunihiksi | |
instructive | *kaunihen | *kaunihin | |
comitative | *kaunissek | *kaunihinek | |
abessive | *kaunihekta | *kaunihikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: kaunis
- Finnish: kaunis
- Ingrian: kaunis
- Karelian: kaunis
- Livvi: kauniš
- Ludian: kauńiž
- Votic: kauniz
Further reading
- kaunis in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN