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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuma
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *tuŋa, although *-ŋ- > *-m- would be irregular.
Noun
*tuma
- kernel, core
Inflection
Inflection of *tuma
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *tuma | *tumat | |
accusative | *tuman | *tumat | |
genitive | *tuman | *tumaden *tumeiden | |
partitive | *tumada | *tumeida | |
inessive | *tumassa | *tumeissa | |
elative | *tumasta | *tumeista | |
illative | *tumahen | *tumeihen | |
adessive | *tumalla | *tumeilla | |
ablative | *tumalta | *tumeilta | |
allative | *tumalen | *tumeilen | |
essive | *tumana | *tumeina | |
translative | *tumaksi | *tumeiksi | |
instructive | *tuman | *tumein | |
comitative | *tumanek | *tumeinek | |
abessive | *tumakta | *tumeikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: tuum
- → Votic: tuumi
- Finnish: tuma, (dialectal) tuuma
Further reading
- tuum in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Entry #1656 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.