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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sula
 | This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *sula.
Adjective
*sula
- unfrozen
- molten, melted
Inflection
Inflection of *sula
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sula | *sulat | |
| accusative | *sulan | *sulat | |
| genitive | *sulan | *suladen *suleiden | |
| partitive | *sulada | *suleida | |
| inessive | *sulassa *sulahna | *suleissa *suleihna | |
| elative | *sulasta | *suleista | |
| illative | *sulahen | *suleihen | |
| adessive | *sulalla | *suleilla | |
| ablative | *sulalta | *suleilta | |
| allative | *sulalen *sulalek | *suleilen *suleilek | |
| essive | *sulana | *suleina | |
| translative | *sulaksi | *suleiksi | |
| instructive | *sulan | *sulein | |
| comitative | *sulanek | *suleinek | |
| abessive | *sulatta | *suleitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: sula
- Finnish: sula
- Ingrian: sula
- Karelian: sula, šula
- Livonian: sulā
- Livvi: sula
- Ludian: sula
- Veps: sula
- Võro: sula
- Votic: sula
Further reading
- sula in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Entry #913 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.