Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uros
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Disputed, but cognate with Proto-Samic *orēs. Traditionally held to be a derivation of Proto-Finno-Ugric *urɜ (whence Hungarian úr, but note that it also has alternative etymologies). LÄGLOS however supports an alternative etymology by Hofstra, which instead posits a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”), in which case the original meaning must have been "male animal".
Noun edit
*uros
Inflection edit
There are actually two declensions, s-stem and ks-stem, as evidenced by Finnish.
Inflection of *uros
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *uros | *urohët | |
| accusative | *urohën | *urohët | |
| genitive | *urohën | *urostën *urohidën | |
| partitive | *urosta | *urohita | |
| inessive | *urohëssa *urohëhna |
*urohissa *urohihna | |
| elative | *urohësta | *urohista | |
| illative | *urohësën | *urohisën | |
| adessive | *urohëlla | *urohilla | |
| ablative | *urohëlta | *urohilta | |
| allative | *urohëlën *urohëlëk |
*urohilën *urohilëk | |
| essive | *urossa | *urohina | |
| translative | *urohëksi | *urohiksi | |
| instructive | *urohën | *urohin | |
| comitative | *urossëk | *urohinëk | |
| abessive | *urohëtta | *urohitta | |
Inflection of *uros
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *uros | *uroksët | |
| accusative | *uroksën | *uroksët | |
| genitive | *uroksën | *urostën *uroksidën | |
| partitive | *urosta | *uroksita | |
| inessive | *uroksëssa *uroksëhna |
*uroksissa *uroksihna | |
| elative | *uroksësta | *uroksista | |
| illative | *uroksësën | *uroksisën | |
| adessive | *uroksëlla | *uroksilla | |
| ablative | *uroksëlta | *uroksilta | |
| allative | *uroksëlën *uroksëlëk |
*uroksilën *uroksilëk | |
| essive | *urossa | *uroksina | |
| translative | *uroksëksi | *uroksiksi | |
| instructive | *uroksën | *uroksin | |
| comitative | *urossëk | *uroksinëk | |
| abessive | *uroksëtta | *uroksitta | |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Entry #1094 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “uros”, 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