< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lapci
 | 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
Probably from Proto-Uralic *lëpće (“cradle”), in which case cognate to Erzya лавсь (lavsʹ), Eastern Mari лепш (lepš), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (jebcᵊ), Nganasan [script needed] (labsə) and Selkup [script needed] (ćopsə) (all likewise meaning "cradle").
Noun
*lapci
- child
Inflection
Inflection of *lapci
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lapci | *lapcet | |
| accusative | *lapcen | *lapcet | |
| genitive | *lapcen | *lacten *lapciden | |
| partitive | *lacta | *lapcida | |
| inessive | *lapcessa *lapcehna | *lapcissa *lapcihna | |
| elative | *lapcesta | *lapcista | |
| illative | *lapcehen | *lapcihen | |
| adessive | *lapcella | *lapcilla | |
| ablative | *lapcelta | *lapcilta | |
| allative | *lapcelen *lapcelek | *lapcilen *lapcilek | |
| essive | *lapcena | *lapcina | |
| translative | *lapceksi | *lapciksi | |
| instructive | *lapcen | *lapcin | |
| comitative | *lapcenek | *lapcinek | |
| abessive | *lapcetta | *lapcitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: laps
- Finnish: lapsi, laps (dialectal)
- Ingrian: laps, lapsi (Soikkola)
- Karelian: lapsi
- Livonian: läpš
- Livvi: lapsi
- Veps: laps'
- Võro: lats'
- Votic: lahsi