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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lurjus
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
*lurjus
- idler, sluggard
- scoundrel, rascal
Inflection
Inflection of *lurjus
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lurjus | *lurjukset | |
| accusative | *lurjuksen | *lurjukset | |
| genitive | *lurjuksen | *lurjusten *lurjuksiden | |
| partitive | *lurjusta | *lurjuksita | |
| inessive | *lurjuksessa | *lurjuksissa | |
| elative | *lurjuksesta | *lurjuksista | |
| illative | *lurjuksesen | *lurjuksisen | |
| adessive | *lurjuksella | *lurjuksilla | |
| ablative | *lurjukselta | *lurjuksilta | |
| allative | *lurjukselek | *lurjuksilek | |
| essive | *lurjussa | *lurjuksina | |
| translative | *lurjukseksi | *lurjuksiksi | |
| instructive | *lurjuksen | *lurjuksin | |
| comitative | *lurjussek | *lurjuksinek | |
| abessive | *lurjuksekta | *lurjuksikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: lurjus
- Finnish: lurjus
- Ingrian: lurjus
- ⇒ Karelian: lurjakehtoa ("to dawdle")
- Votic: lurjuz
Further reading
- lurjus in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN