Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lipëda

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

Unknown, possibly sound-symbolic, but apparently contains the suffix *-ëda.

Adjective

*lipëda

slippery

Reconstruction notes

Most Finnic languages have descended this word via the front-vowel variant *lipedä, the notable exception is Votic lipõa.

Inflection

Inflection of *lipëda

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*lipëda	*lipëdat
accusative	*lipëdan	*lipëdat
genitive	*lipëdan	lipëdadën lipëdëidën
partitive	*lipëdata	*lipëdëita
inessive	lipëdassa lipëdahna	lipëdëissa lipëdëihna
elative	*lipëdasta	*lipëdëista
illative	*lipëdasën	*lipëdëisën
adessive	*lipëdalla	*lipëdëilla
ablative	*lipëdalta	*lipëdëilta
allative	lipëdalën lipëdalëk	lipëdëilën lipëdëilëk
essive	*lipëdana	*lipëdëina
translative	*lipëdaksi	*lipëdëiksi
instructive	*lipëdan	*lipëdëin
comitative	*lipëdanëk	*lipëdëinëk
abessive	*lipëdatta	*lipëdëitta

Descendants

Estonian: libe
Finnish: lipeä
Ingrian: lippiä
Karelian: lipie, libie
Livonian: (Courland) libḑi, (Salaca) libdi
Livvi: libei
Ludian: libed
Veps: libed
Votic: lippiä, lippia