Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noori

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

Probably from Proto-Uralic *ńëre (“moist, wet”).

Adjective

*noori

1. young

Inflection

Inflection of *noori

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*noori	*noorët
accusative		*noorën	*noorët
genitive		*noorën	*noordën *nooridën
partitive		*noorta	*noorida
inessive		*noorëssa *noorëhna	*noorissa *noorihna
elative		*noorësta	*noorista
illative		*noorëhën	*noorihën
adessive		*noorëlla	*noorilla
ablative		*noorëlta	*noorilta
allative		*noorëlën *noorëlëk	*noorilën *noorilëk
essive		*noorna	*noorina
translative		*noorëksi	*nooriksi
instructive		*noorën	*noorin
comitative		*noornëk	*noorinëk
abessive		*noorëtta	*nooritta

Antonyms

• *vanha

Descendants

• Estonian: noor
• Finnish: nuori
• Ingrian: noori
• Karelian: nuori
• Livonian nūoŗ
  • ⇒ Livonian: nōra (“mermaid”)
    • → Latvian: nāra (“mermaid”)
• Livvi: nuori
• Ludian: nuor'
• Veps: nor'
• Võro: nuur'
• Votic: noori
• → Proto-Samic: *nuorë (see there for further descendants)