Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-kka
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-kka (compare Erzya -ка (-ka), Hungarian -ka).
Suffix
*-kka / *-kkä
- Forms diminutive nouns.
Usage notes
Outside Northern Finnic (especially in Estonian), *-k'as is generally used in place of this suffix.
Inflection
Inflection of *-kka
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-kka | *-k'at | |
| accusative | *-k'an | *-k'at | |
| genitive | *-k'an | *-kkadën *-kkoidën | |
| partitive | *-kkata | *-kkoita | |
| inessive | *-k'assa *-k'ahna |
*-k'oissa *-k'oihna | |
| elative | *-k'asta | *-k'oista | |
| illative | *-kkasën | *-kkoisën | |
| adessive | *-k'alla | *-k'oilla | |
| ablative | *-k'alta | *-k'oilta | |
| allative | *-kkalën *-kkalëk |
*-kkoilën *-kkoilëk | |
| essive | *-kkana | *-kkoina | |
| translative | *-k'aksi | *-k'oiksi | |
| instructive | *-k'an | *-k'oin | |
| comitative | *-kkanëk | *-kkoinëk | |
| abessive | *-k'atta | *-k'oitta | |
Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-kka
Descendants
- Finnish: -kka
Further reading
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.