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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rooka
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *rōkō (“care, attention”), whence Middle High German ruoche.
Noun
*rooka
- food
- meal
Inflection
Inflection of *rooka
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rooka | *roogat | |
| accusative | *roogan | *roogat | |
| genitive | *roogan | *rookaden *rookeiden | |
| partitive | *rookada | *rookeida | |
| inessive | *roogassa | *roogeissa | |
| elative | *roogasta | *roogeista | |
| illative | *rookahen | *rookeihen | |
| adessive | *roogalla | *roogeilla | |
| ablative | *roogalta | *roogeilta | |
| allative | *rookalek | *rookeilek | |
| essive | *rookana | *rookeina | |
| translative | *roogaksi | *roogeiksi | |
| instructive | *roogan | *roogein | |
| comitative | *rookanek | *rookeinek | |
| abessive | *roogakta | *roogeikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: roog
- Finnish: ruoka
- Ingrian: rooka
- Karelian: ruoka, ruoga
- Livvi: ruogu
- Ludian: ruog
- Võro: ruug
- Votic: rooka
Further reading
- roog in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN