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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toores
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian dõras (“good, suitable”).
Adjective
*toores
- raw (uncooked)
- fresh
- moist
Inflection
Inflection of *toores
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *toores | *toorehet | |
| accusative | *toorehen | *toorehet | |
| genitive | *toorehen | *tooresten *toorehiden | |
| partitive | *tooresta | *toorehita | |
| inessive | *toorehessa | *toorehissa | |
| elative | *toorehesta | *toorehista | |
| illative | *toorehesen | *toorehisen | |
| adessive | *toorehella | *toorehilla | |
| ablative | *toorehelta | *toorehilta | |
| allative | *toorehelek | *toorehilek | |
| essive | *tooressa | *toorehina | |
| translative | *tooreheksi | *toorehiksi | |
| instructive | *toorehen | *toorehin | |
| comitative | *tooressek | *toorehinek | |
| abessive | *toorehekta | *toorehikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: toores
- Karelian: tuores
- Livonian: tūorõz
- Livvi: tuores
- Ludian: tuorez
- Veps: torez
- Võro: toorõs, tooras
From *tooreh:
- Finnish: tuore
- Ingrian: toore
- Karelian: tuoreh
- Votic: toorõ
Further reading
- toores in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN