Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tappura

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

With suffix +‎ *-ra. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*tappura

1. coarse fibers of hemp or flax, often with shives; waste fibers

Inflection

Inflection of *tappura

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*tappura	*tappurat
accusative		*tappuran	*tappurat
genitive		*tappuran	*tappuradën *tappurëidën
partitive		*tappurata	*tappurëita
inessive		*tappurassa *tappurahna	*tappurëissa *tappurëihna
elative		*tappurasta	*tappurëista
illative		*tappurasën	*tappurëisën
adessive		*tappuralla	*tappurëilla
ablative		*tappuralta	*tappurëilta
allative		*tappuralën *tappuralëk	*tappurëilën *tappurëilëk
essive		*tappurana	*tappurëina
translative		*tappuraksi	*tappurëiksi
instructive		*tappuran	*tappurëin
comitative		*tappuranëk	*tappurëinëk
abessive		*tappuratta	*tappurëitta

Descendants

• Finnish: tappura
• Ingrian: tappura
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: tappura
  • South Karelian: tappura
• Livvi: tappur
• Votic: tappurõ

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tappura”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN