Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/api
Proto-Finnic
editEtymology
editUnknown. Possibly a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hawas (continued by Sanskrit अवस् (avas)) or from Proto-Germanic *awī (continued by 𐌰𐍅𐌹- in Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (awiliuþ)).
Alternative forms
edit- *apu (northern, eastern)
Noun
edit*api
- (central, southern) help, aid, assistance
Inflection
editInflection of *api
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *api | *abit | |
accusative | *abin | *abit | |
genitive | *abin | *apidën *apëjidën | |
partitive | *apida | *apëjita | |
inessive | *abissa *abihna |
*apëjissa *apëjihna | |
elative | *abista | *apëjista | |
illative | *apihën | *apëjisën | |
adessive | *abilla | *apëjilla | |
ablative | *abilta | *apëjilta | |
allative | *apilën *apilëk |
*apëjilën *apëjilëk | |
essive | *apina | *apëjina | |
translative | *abiksi | *apëjiksi | |
instructive | *abin | *apëjin | |
comitative | *apinëk | *apëjinëk | |
abessive | *abitta | *apëjitta |