Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ëh
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *-eš. Cognate with Proto-Samic *-ës.
Suffix
*-ëh / *-eh
- Forms nominals.
Inflection
Inflection of *-ëh
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ëh | *-ëhët | |
| accusative | *-ëhën | *-ëhët | |
| genitive | *-ëhën | *-ëhtën *-ëhidën | |
| partitive | *-ëhta | *-ëhita | |
| inessive | *-ëhëssa *-ëhëhna |
*-ëhissa *-ëhihna | |
| elative | *-ëhësta | *-ëhista | |
| illative | *-ëhësën | *-ëhisën | |
| adessive | *-ëhëlla | *-ëhilla | |
| ablative | *-ëhëlta | *-ëhilta | |
| allative | *-ëhëlën *-ëhëlëk |
*-ëhilën *-ëhilëk | |
| essive | *-ëhëna | *-ëhina | |
| translative | *-ëhëksi | *-ëhiksi | |
| instructive | *-ëhën | *-ëhin | |
| comitative | *-ëhënëk | *-ëhinëk | |
| abessive | *-ëhëtta | *-ëhitta | |
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-ëh
Descendants
- Estonian: -e, -es
- Finnish: -e
- Ingrian: -e
- Karelian:
- Ludian: -eh
- Livvi: -eh
- Veps: -eh
- Võro: -õ/-õ, -õh/-eh
- Votic: -e/-e
Further reading
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.