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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kotva
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *kodwa.
Noun
*kotva
- moment, short while
Inflection
Inflection of *kotva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *kotva | *kotvat | |
accusative | *kotvan | *kotvat | |
genitive | *kotvan | *kotvaden *kotveiden | |
partitive | *kotvada | *kotveida | |
inessive | *kotvassa *kotvahna | *kotveissa *kotveihna | |
elative | *kotvasta | *kotveista | |
illative | *kotvahen | *kotveihen | |
adessive | *kotvalla | *kotveilla | |
ablative | *kotvalta | *kotveilta | |
allative | *kotvalen *kotvalek | *kotveilen *kotveilek | |
essive | *kotvana | *kotveina | |
translative | *kotvaksi | *kotveiksi | |
instructive | *kotvan | *kotvein | |
comitative | *kotvanek | *kotveinek | |
abessive | *kotvatta | *kotveitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: kotva
- Karelian: kotva, kodva
- Livvi: kodvu
- Ludian: kodv
- Veps: kodv
Further reading
- Entry #1324 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.