Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ëk
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *-ek.
Suffix
*-ëk / *-ek
- Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
- Forms result nouns from verbs.
Inflection
Inflection of *-ëk
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ëk | *-ëgët | |
| accusative | *-ëgën | *-ëgët | |
| genitive | *-ëgën | *-ëgëdën *-ëgidën | |
| partitive | *-ëgëta | *-ëgita | |
| inessive | *-ëgëssa *-ëgëhna |
*-ëgissa *-ëgihna | |
| elative | *-ëgësta | *-ëgista | |
| illative | *-ëgësën | *-ëgisën | |
| adessive | *-ëgëlla | *-ëgilla | |
| ablative | *-ëgëlta | *-ëgilta | |
| allative | *-ëgëlën *-ëgëlëk |
*-ëgilën *-ëgilëk | |
| essive | *-ëkna | *-ëgina | |
| translative | *-ëgëksi | *-ëgiksi | |
| instructive | *-ëgën | *-ëgin | |
| comitative | *-ëknëk | *-ëginëk | |
| abessive | *-ëgëtta | *-ëgitta | |
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-ëk
Descendants
Further reading
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.