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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sara
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *starrō (whence Old Norse stǫrr), or from earlier Pre-Germanic.
Noun
*sara
- sedge (plant of the genus Carex)
- Synonym: *tarna
Inflection
Inflection of *sara
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *sara | *sarat | |
accusative | *saran | *sarat | |
genitive | *saran | *saraden *saroiden | |
partitive | *sarada | *saroida | |
inessive | *sarassa | *saroissa | |
elative | *sarasta | *saroista | |
illative | *sarahen | *saroihen | |
adessive | *saralla | *saroilla | |
ablative | *saralta | *saroilta | |
allative | *saralen | *saroilen | |
essive | *sarana | *saroina | |
translative | *saraksi | *saroiksi | |
instructive | *saran | *saroin | |
comitative | *saranek | *saroinek | |
abessive | *sarakta | *saroikta |
Descendants
- Finnish: sara
- Karelian: šara
- Livvi: šara
- Ludian: sara
- Veps: sara- (in compound: sarahein)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sara”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN