Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arina
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse ᚨᛉᛁᚾᚨᛉ (aʀinaʀ) whence Old Norse arinn, possibly from Proto-Germanic *azinaz.
Noun
*arina
Declension
Inflection of *arina
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *arina | *arinat | |
| accusative | *arinan | *arinat | |
| genitive | *arinan | *arinadën *arinoidën | |
| partitive | *arinata | *arinoita | |
| inessive | *arinassa *arinahna |
*arinoissa *arinoihna | |
| elative | *arinasta | *arinoista | |
| illative | *arinasën | *arinoisën | |
| adessive | *arinalla | *arinoilla | |
| ablative | *arinalta | *arinoilta | |
| allative | *arinalën *arinalëk |
*arinoilën *arinoilëk | |
| essive | *arinana | *arinoina | |
| translative | *arinaksi | *arinoiksi | |
| instructive | *arinan | *arinoin | |
| comitative | *arinanëk | *arinoinëk | |
| abessive | *arinatta | *arinoitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: arina (“hearth grate”)
- Meänkieli: arina
- Ingrian: arina (“entrance of a fireplace”)
- Karelian:
- Votic: arinõ (“hearth”)
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “arina”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN