Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leebek

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian klēpis and Lithuanian klėbỹs) +‎ *-ek.

Noun

*leebek (Northern Finnic)

  1. hem (rim or margin of something)

Inflection

Inflection of *leebek
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *leebek *leepeget
accusative *leepegen *leepeget
genitive *leepegen *leebekten
*leepegiden
partitive *leebektä *leepegitä
inessive *leepegessä
*leepegehnä 		*leepegissä
*leepegihnä
elative *leepegestä *leepegistä
illative *leepegesen *leepegisen
adessive *leepegellä *leepegillä
ablative *leepegeltä *leepegiltä
allative *leepegelen
*leepegelek 		*leepegilen
*leepegilek
essive *leebeknä *leepeginä
translative *leepegeksi *leepegiksi
instructive *leepegen *leepegin
comitative *leebeknek *leepeginek
abessive *leepegettä *leepegittä

Descendants

  • Finnish: lieve
  • Ingrian: leeve
  • Karelian: lieve
  • Livvi: lieve
  • Ludian: liebe
  • Veps: lebe

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “lieve”, 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
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