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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valeh
 | 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
Probably from *vala + *-eh.[1] Alternatively, and less likely, derived from *valadak.
Noun
*valeh
- lie, untruth
Inflection
Inflection of *valeh
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *valeh | *valehet | |
| accusative | *valehen | *valehet | |
| genitive | *valehen | *valehten *valehiden | |
| partitive | *valehta | *valehita | |
| inessive | *valehessa *valehehna | *valehissa *valehihna | |
| elative | *valehesta | *valehista | |
| illative | *valehesen | *valehisen | |
| adessive | *valehella | *valehilla | |
| ablative | *valehelta | *valehilta | |
| allative | *valehelen *valehelek | *valehilen *valehilek | |
| essive | *valehena | *valehina | |
| translative | *valeheksi | *valehiksi | |
| instructive | *valehen | *valehin | |
| comitative | *valehenek | *valehinek | |
| abessive | *valehetta | *valehitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: vale
- Finnish: valhe, vale
- Ingrian: vale
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: valeh
- South Karelian: valeh
- Livvi: valeh
- Ludian: valeh
- Votic: valõ
Further reading
- vale in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
References
- Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “valhe”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-12-31