Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oinas

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

From earlier *owinas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awinas.

Noun

*oinas

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: *jäärä

2. wether (castrated ram)

Inflection

Inflection of *oinas

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*oinas	*oinahët
accusative		*oinahën	*oinahët
genitive		*oinahën	*oinastën *oinahidën
partitive		*oinasta	*oinahita
inessive		*oinahëssa *oinahëhna	*oinahissa *oinahihna
elative		*oinahësta	*oinahista
illative		*oinahësën	*oinahisën
adessive		*oinahëlla	*oinahilla
ablative		*oinahëlta	*oinahilta
allative		*oinahëlën *oinahëlëk	*oinahilën *oinahilëk
essive		*oinassa	*oinahina
translative		*oinahëksi	*oinahiksi
instructive		*oinahën	*oinahin
comitative		*oinassëk	*oinahinëk
abessive		*oinahëtta	*oinahitta

Descendants

• Estonian: oinas
• Finnish: oinas
• Ingrian: ⇒ oikkoi (“stag”)
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: oinaš
  • South Karelian: oinaš
• Livonian: (Salaca) oin
• Livvi: oinas
• Veps: oinaz
• Võro: oinas

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN