< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lima
 | 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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīmą.
Noun
*lima
- slime
- mucus
Inflection
Inflection of *lima
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lima | *limat | |
| accusative | *liman | *limat | |
| genitive | *liman | *limaden *limoiden | |
| partitive | *limada | *limoida | |
| inessive | *limassa *limahna | *limoissa *limoihna | |
| elative | *limasta | *limoista | |
| illative | *limahen | *limoihen | |
| adessive | *limalla | *limoilla | |
| ablative | *limalta | *limoilta | |
| allative | *limalen *limalek | *limoilen *limoilek | |
| essive | *limana | *limoina | |
| translative | *limaksi | *limoiksi | |
| instructive | *liman | *limoin | |
| comitative | *limanek | *limoinek | |
| abessive | *limatta | *limoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: lima
- Finnish: lima
- Ingrian: lima
- Karelian: lima
- Livonian: limā
- Veps: nima
- Võro: lima, limo
- Votic: lima
Further reading
- lima in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN