Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/roosma

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *rusmô, whence Old Norse rosm- in compound rosmhvalr (“walrus”).

Noun

*roosma (Northern Finnic)

1. rust

   Synonym: *roostëk

2. rust (reddish-brown color)

Inflection

Inflection of *roosma

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*roosma	*roosmat
accusative		*roosman	*roosmat
genitive		*roosman	*roosmadën *roosmëidën
partitive		*roosmada	*roosmëida
inessive		*roosmassa *roosmahna	*roosmëissa *roosmëihna
elative		*roosmasta	*roosmëista
illative		*roosmahën	*roosmëihën
adessive		*roosmalla	*roosmëilla
ablative		*roosmalta	*roosmëilta
allative		*roosmalën *roosmalëk	*roosmëilën *roosmëilëk
essive		*roosmana	*roosmëina
translative		*roosmaksi	*roosmëiksi
instructive		*roosman	*roosmëin
comitative		*roosmanëk	*roosmëinëk
abessive		*roosmatta	*roosmëitta

Descendants

From *roosma:

• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: ruožma

From *roosmëk (+ *-ëk):

• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ruošme
  • South Karelian: ruožme
• Livvi: ruozme
• Ludian: ruozme
• Veps: rozme

From *roosmëh (+ *-ëh):

• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: ruošmeh
  • South Karelian: ruožmeh