Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kop'ëk

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 *koppe- (“to grow moldy”) +‎ *-ëk. Cognates include Proto-Samic *kuoppëtēk, Eastern Mari купем (kupem) and Western Mari кыпаш (kypaš).

Noun

*kop'ëk

1. mold, mildew

   Synonym: *homëh

Inflection

Inflection of *kop'ëk

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kop'ëk	*koppëgët
accusative		*koppëgën	*koppëgët
genitive		*koppëgën	*koppëgëdën *koppëgidën
partitive		*koppëgëta	*koppëgita
inessive		*koppëgëssa *koppëgëhna	*koppëgissa *koppëgihna
elative		*koppëgësta	*koppëgista
illative		*koppëgësën	*koppëgisën
adessive		*koppëgëlla	*koppëgilla
ablative		*koppëgëlta	*koppëgilta
allative		*koppëgëlën *koppëgëlëk	*koppëgilën *koppëgilëk
essive		*koppëgëna	*koppëgina
translative		*koppëgëksi	*koppëgiksi
instructive		*koppëgën	*koppëgin
comitative		*koppëgënëk	*koppëginëk
abessive		*koppëgëtta	*koppëgitta

Descendants

• Võro: kopõq