Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rohtin

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *roktin ~ *rooktin
• *roohtin

Etymology

Unknown. The short *o is probably more original, with secondary lengthening in Eastern Finnish, Ingrian, Ludian and Karelian (cf. *johtattadak, *pohtadak, *rohtidak).

Noun

*rohtin (Northern Finnic)

1. hards, tow, oakum

Inflection

Inflection of *rohtin

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*rohtin	*rohtimët
accusative		*rohtimën	*rohtimët
genitive		*rohtimën	*rohtindën *rohtimidën
partitive		*rohtinta	*rohtimita
inessive		*rohtimëssa *rohtimëhna	*rohtimissa *rohtimihna
elative		*rohtimësta	*rohtimista
illative		*rohtimësën	*rohtimisën
adessive		*rohtimëlla	*rohtimilla
ablative		*rohtimëlta	*rohtimilta
allative		*rohtimëlën *rohtimëlëk	*rohtimilën *rohtimilëk
essive		*rohtimëna	*rohtimina
translative		*rohtimëksi	*rohtimiksi
instructive		*rohtimën	*rohtimin
comitative		*rohtimënëk	*rohtiminëk
abessive		*rohtimëtta	*rohtimitta

Descendants

• Finnish: rohdin, (dialectal) ruohdin
• Ingrian: roohtimet pl
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: ruohin, ruohtimet pl
• Livvi: ruohtin, ruohtimet pl
• Ludian: ruohtim
• Veps: rohtim

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rohdin”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (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