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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luhta
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian lukštas (“Caltha palustris”).
Noun
*luhta
- flood-meadow
Inflection
Inflection of *luhta
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *luhta | *luhtat | |
| accusative | *luhtan | *luhtat | |
| genitive | *luhtan | *luhtaden *luhteiden | |
| partitive | *luhtada | *luhteida | |
| inessive | *luhtassa | *luhteissa | |
| elative | *luhtasta | *luhteista | |
| illative | *luhtahen | *luhteihen | |
| adessive | *luhtalla | *luhteilla | |
| ablative | *luhtalta | *luhteilta | |
| allative | *luhtalek | *luhteilek | |
| essive | *luhtana | *luhteina | |
| translative | *luhtaksi | *luhteiksi | |
| instructive | *luhtan | *luhtein | |
| comitative | *luhtanek | *luhteinek | |
| abessive | *luhtakta | *luhteikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: luht
- Finnish: luhta
- Ingrian: luhta
- Karelian: luhta
- Livvi: luhtu
- Ludian: luht
- Veps: luht
- Võro: luht
- Votic: luhta
Further reading
- luht in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN