Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karcina
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *kartina, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian gardinys).
Noun
*karcina
Inflection
Inflection of *karcina
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *karcina | *karcinat | |
| accusative | *karcinan | *karcinat | |
| genitive | *karcinan | *karcinadën *karcinoidën | |
| partitive | *karcinata | *karcinoita | |
| inessive | *karcinassa *karcinahna |
*karcinoissa *karcinoihna | |
| elative | *karcinasta | *karcinoista | |
| illative | *karcinasën | *karcinoisën | |
| adessive | *karcinalla | *karcinoilla | |
| ablative | *karcinalta | *karcinoilta | |
| allative | *karcinalën *karcinalëk |
*karcinoilën *karcinoilëk | |
| essive | *karcinana | *karcinoina | |
| translative | *karcinaksi | *karcinoiksi | |
| instructive | *karcinan | *karcinoin | |
| comitative | *karcinanëk | *karcinoinëk | |
| abessive | *karcinatta | *karcinoitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: karsina
- →? Estonian: (dialectal) karsin, kardin
- Ingrian: karsina
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: karsina
- South Karelian: karžina
- Livvi: karzin
- Ludian: karžin
- Veps: karzin
- Votic: karsinõ
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “karsina”, 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