Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alacin

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

Derived from *ala. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix; *-(i)cin?

Noun

*alacin

1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)

Inflection

Inflection of *alacin

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*alacin	*alacimët
accusative		*alacimën	*alacimët
genitive		*alacimën	*alacindën *alacimidën
partitive		*alacinta	*alacimida
inessive		*alacimëssa *alacimëhna	*alacimissa *alacimihna
elative		*alacimësta	*alacimista
illative		*alacimëhën	*alacimihën
adessive		*alacimëlla	*alacimilla
ablative		*alacimëlta	*alacimilta
allative		*alacimëlën *alacimëlëk	*alacimilën *alacimilëk
essive		*alacimëna	*alacimina
translative		*alacimëksi	*alacimiksi
instructive		*alacimën	*alacimin
comitative		*alacimënëk	*alaciminëk
abessive		*alacimëtta	*alacimitta

Descendants

• Estonian: alasi
• Finnish: alasin
• Ingrian: alaisin
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: alasin
• Livvi: alužin
• Votic: alazi

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “alasin”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN