Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arina

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ (aʀinaʀ) whence Old Norse arinn, possibly from Proto-Germanic *azinaz.

Noun

*arina

1. hearth, fireplace

Declension

Inflection of *arina

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*arina	*arinat
accusative		*arinan	*arinat
genitive		*arinan	*arinadën *arinoidën
partitive		*arinata	*arinoita
inessive		*arinassa *arinahna	*arinoissa *arinoihna
elative		*arinasta	*arinoista
illative		*arinasën	*arinoisën
adessive		*arinalla	*arinoilla
ablative		*arinalta	*arinoilta
allative		*arinalën *arinalëk	*arinoilën *arinoilëk
essive		*arinana	*arinoina
translative		*arinaksi	*arinoiksi
instructive		*arinan	*arinoin
comitative		*arinanëk	*arinoinëk
abessive		*arinatta	*arinoitta

Descendants

• Finnish: arina (“grating of a fireplace”)
  • Meänkieli: arina
• Ingrian: arina (“entrance of a fireplace”)
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: arina
  • South Karelian: arina
• Votic: arinõ (“hearth”)