< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/litna
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
*litna
- town, city
- fortification, fortress
Inflection
Inflection of *litna
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 | *litna | *litnat | |
accusative | *litnan | *litnat | |
genitive | *litnan | *litnaden *litnoiden | |
partitive | *litnada | *litnoida | |
inessive | *litnassa *litnahna | *litnoissa *litnoihna | |
elative | *litnasta | *litnoista | |
illative | *litnahen | *litnoihen | |
adessive | *litnalla | *litnoilla | |
ablative | *litnalta | *litnoilta | |
allative | *litnalen *litnalek | *litnoilen *litnoilek | |
essive | *litnana | *litnoina | |
translative | *litnaksi | *litnoiksi | |
instructive | *litnan | *litnoin | |
comitative | *litnanek | *litnoinek | |
abessive | *litnatta | *litnoitta |
Descendants
- Estonian: linn
- Finnish: linna
- → Inari Sami: lanne
- → Northern Sami: ladni
- Ingrian: linna
- Karelian: linna
- Livonian: nīn
- Livvi: linnu, lidno
- Ludian: lidn
- Veps: lidn
- Võro: liin
- Votic: lidnõ
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN