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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muru
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From the same root as *mureda and *murtadak.
Noun
*muru
- small piece, crumb
Inflection
Inflection of *muru
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *muru | *murut | |
accusative | *murun | *murut | |
genitive | *murun | *muruden *muruiden | |
partitive | *muruda | *muruida | |
inessive | *murussa | *muruissa | |
elative | *murusta | *muruista | |
illative | *muruhen | *muruihen | |
adessive | *murulla | *muruilla | |
ablative | *murulta | *muruilta | |
allative | *murulen | *muruilen | |
essive | *muruna | *muruina | |
translative | *muruksi | *muruiksi | |
instructive | *murun | *muruin | |
comitative | *murunek | *muruinek | |
abessive | *murukta | *muruikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) muru
- Finnish: muru
- Ingrian: muru
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: muru
- South Karelian: muru
- Livvi: muru
- Ludian: muru
- Veps: muru
- Votic: muru
Further reading
- muru in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “muru”, in 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