< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varis
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *warᴈ. Possibly an onomatopoeic root. The descendants reflect three forms: *varis, *vares and *varoi (probably with the diminutive ending *-oi). For this, compare *jänis. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
*varis
- crow
Inflection
Inflection of *varis
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *varis | *varikset | |
| accusative | *variksen | *varikset | |
| genitive | *variksen | *varisten *variksiden | |
| partitive | *varista | *variksita | |
| inessive | *variksessa *variksehna | *variksissa *variksihna | |
| elative | *variksesta | *variksista | |
| illative | *variksesen | *variksisen | |
| adessive | *variksella | *variksilla | |
| ablative | *varikselta | *variksilta | |
| allative | *varikselen *varikselek | *variksilen *variksilek | |
| essive | *varissa | *variksina | |
| translative | *varikseksi | *variksiksi | |
| instructive | *variksen | *variksin | |
| comitative | *varissek | *variksinek | |
| abessive | *variksetta | *variksitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: varis
- Ingrian: varis
- Karelian: variš, varis
- Veps: variš
From *vares:
- Estonian: vares
- Votic: varõz
- Võro: varõs
From *varoi:
- Karelian: varoi
- Livvi: varoi
- Ludian: varoi
From *variksi (← oblique stem *varikse-):
- Livonian: vaŗīkš