Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kooppa

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from the same Baltic root as Lithuanian kãpas (“grave”), but this requires a long vowel in the original Baltic root as opposed to a short one.

Noun

*kooppa

pit (hole on the ground)

Inflection

Inflection of *kooppa

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*kooppa	*koop'at
accusative	*koop'an	*koop'at
genitive	*koop'an	kooppadën kooppëidën
partitive	*kooppada	*kooppëida
inessive	koop'assa koop'ahna	koop'ëissa koop'ëihna
elative	*koop'asta	*koop'ëista
illative	*kooppahën	*kooppëihën
adessive	*koop'alla	*koop'ëilla
ablative	*koop'alta	*koop'ëilta
allative	kooppalën kooppalëk	kooppëilën kooppëilëk
essive	*kooppana	*kooppëina
translative	*koop'aksi	*koop'ëiksi
instructive	*koop'an	*koop'ëin
comitative	*kooppanëk	*kooppëinëk
abessive	*koop'atta	*koop'ëitta

Descendants

⇒ Estonian: koobas, (dialectal) koop
Finnish: kuoppa
Ingrian: kooppa
Karelian:
- North Karelian: kuoppa
- South Karelian: kuoppa
Livvi: kuoppu
Ludian: kuop
Veps: kop
Võro: kuup
Votic: kooppõ