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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuri
 | 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
Borrowed from either early Proto-Germanic *stūra- (whence German stur, Dutch stoer)[1] or from Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūrá, “big, bulky, thick”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHrás), in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂uh₂rós.
Not directly related with the more widespread Germanic root *stōraz (whence e.g. Swedish stor), which has *ō and not *ū as the root vowel.[1]
Adjective
*suuri
- big, large
Inflection
Inflection of *suuri
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *suuri | *suuret | |
| accusative | *suuren | *suuret | |
| genitive | *suuren | *suurden *suuriden | |
| partitive | *suurta | *suurida | |
| inessive | *suuressa *suurehna | *suurissa *suurihna | |
| elative | *suuresta | *suurista | |
| illative | *suurehen | *suurihen | |
| adessive | *suurella | *suurilla | |
| ablative | *suurelta | *suurilta | |
| allative | *suurelen *suurelek | *suurilen *suurilek | |
| essive | *suurna | *suurina | |
| translative | *suureksi | *suuriksi | |
| instructive | *suuren | *suurin | |
| comitative | *suurnek | *suurinek | |
| abessive | *suuretta | *suuritta | |
Derived terms
- *suuret'ak
Descendants
- Estonian: suur
- Finnish: suuri, suur-
- Ingrian: suur, suuri
- Karelian: šuuri
- Livonian: sūr
- Livvi: suuri
- Ludian: suur'
- Veps: sur'
- Votic: suuri
References
- Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
- suur in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- 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