Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vihma

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

Onomatopoeic, probably more specifically derived from an onomatopoeic root *vih-.

Noun

*vihma

1. rain

Inflection

Inflection of *vihma

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*vihma	*vihmat
accusative		*vihman	*vihmat
genitive		*vihman	*vihmadën *vihmoidën
partitive		*vihmada	*vihmoida
inessive		*vihmassa *vihmahna	*vihmoissa *vihmoihna
elative		*vihmasta	*vihmoista
illative		*vihmahën	*vihmoihën
adessive		*vihmalla	*vihmoilla
ablative		*vihmalta	*vihmoilta
allative		*vihmalën *vihmalëk	*vihmoilën *vihmoilëk
essive		*vihmana	*vihmoina
translative		*vihmaksi	*vihmoiksi
instructive		*vihman	*vihmoin
comitative		*vihmanëk	*vihmoinëk
abessive		*vihmatta	*vihmoitta

Descendants

• Estonian: vihm
• Finnish: vihma
• Ingrian: vihma
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: vihma
  • South Karelian: vihma
• Livonian: vī'mõ
• Livvi: vihmu
• Veps: vihm
• Võro: vihm
• Votic: vihmõ