< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/älü
 | 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
From Proto-Finno-Permic *älwä.
Noun
*älü
- intellect, intelligence, understanding
Inflection
Inflection of *älü
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *älü | *älüt | |
| accusative | *älün | *älüt | |
| genitive | *älün | *älüden *älüiden | |
| partitive | *älüdä | *älüidä | |
| inessive | *älüssä *älühnä | *älüissä *älüihnä | |
| elative | *älüstä | *älüistä | |
| illative | *älühen | *älüihen | |
| adessive | *älüllä | *älüillä | |
| ablative | *älültä | *älüiltä | |
| allative | *älülen *älülek | *älüilen *älüilek | |
| essive | *älünä | *älüinä | |
| translative | *älüksi | *älüiksi | |
| instructive | *älün | *älüin | |
| comitative | *älünek | *älüinek | |
| abessive | *älüttä | *älüittä | |
Descendants
- Finnish: äly
- Ingrian: äly
- → Votic: älü
- Karelian: äly
Further reading
- Entry #1195 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “äly”, in 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