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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruumen
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *krūmô, or alternatively, possibly from Proto-Baltic *grūdmen- (compare Latvian grūst, Lithuanian grūsti (“to crush”)).
Noun
*ruumen
- chaff, husk (inedible parts removed from cereal during threshing)
- Synonym: *akana
Inflection
Inflection of *ruumen
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ruumen | *ruumenet | |
| accusative | *ruumenen | *ruumenet | |
| genitive | *ruumenen | *ruumenden *ruumeniden | |
| partitive | *ruumenta | *ruumenita | |
| inessive | *ruumenessa | *ruumenissa | |
| elative | *ruumenesta | *ruumenista | |
| illative | *ruumenesen | *ruumenisen | |
| adessive | *ruumenella | *ruumenilla | |
| ablative | *ruumenelta | *ruumenilta | |
| allative | *ruumenelek | *ruumenilek | |
| essive | *ruumenna | *ruumenina | |
| translative | *ruumeneksi | *ruumeniksi | |
| instructive | *ruumenen | *ruumenin | |
| comitative | *ruumennek | *ruumeninek | |
| abessive | *ruumenekta | *ruumenikta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: ruumen
- Ingrian: rummen
- Karelian: ruumen
- Livvi: ruumen
- Ludian: ruumen
- Veps: rumen
From *ruumek:
- Ludian: ruume
- Veps: rume
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruumen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN