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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raavas
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”). Doublet of *rahvas.
Adjective
*raavas
- (Northern Finnic) full-grown, mature
Inflection
Inflection of *raavas
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 | *raavas | *raavahet | |
accusative | *raavahen | *raavahet | |
genitive | *raavahen | *raavasten *raavahiden | |
partitive | *raavasta | *raavahita | |
inessive | *raavahessa *raavahehna | *raavahissa *raavahihna | |
elative | *raavahesta | *raavahista | |
illative | *raavahesen | *raavahisen | |
adessive | *raavahella | *raavahilla | |
ablative | *raavahelta | *raavahilta | |
allative | *raavahelen *raavahelek | *raavahilen *raavahilek | |
essive | *raavassa | *raavahina | |
translative | *raavaheksi | *raavahiksi | |
instructive | *raavahen | *raavahin | |
comitative | *raavassek | *raavahinek | |
abessive | *raavahetta | *raavahitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: raavas
- Ingrian: raavas
- Karelian: roavas
- Ludian: ruavaz
- Veps: ravaz (“old”)
- → Northern Sami: rávis
- → Inari Sami: räävis
- → Skolt Sami: rää´ves
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