Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raavas
Proto-Finnic
editEtymology
editPossibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”) (in which case doublet of *rahvas), or alternatively, according to Aikio (2019) borrowed from Northwest Proto-Germanic *grāwaz.[1]
Adjective
edit*raavas (Northern Finnic)
Inflection
editInflection of *raavas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *raavas | *raavahët | |
accusative | *raavahën | *raavahët | |
genitive | *raavahën | *raavastën *raavahidën | |
partitive | *raavasta | *raavahita | |
inessive | *raavahëssa *raavahëhna |
*raavahissa *raavahihna | |
elative | *raavahësta | *raavahista | |
illative | *raavahësën | *raavahisën | |
adessive | *raavahëlla | *raavahilla | |
ablative | *raavahëlta | *raavahilta | |
allative | *raavahëlën *raavahëlëk |
*raavahilën *raavahilëk | |
essive | *raavassa | *raavahina | |
translative | *raavahëksi | *raavahiksi | |
instructive | *raavahën | *raavahin | |
comitative | *raavassëk | *raavahinëk | |
abessive | *raavahëtta | *raavahitta |
Descendants
edit- Finnish: raavas
- Ingrian: raavas
- Karelian:
- Livvi: ruavas
- Ludian: ruavaz
- Veps: ravaz (“old”)
- → Northern Sami: rávis
- → Inari Sami: räävis
- → Skolt Sami: rää´ves
References
edit- 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