Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meelet'oin

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

From *meeli (“mind”) +‎ *-t'oin (“-less”).

Adjective

*meelet'oin

  1. senseless, mindless, mad, crazy

Inflection

Inflection of *meelet'oin
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *meelet'oin *meelettomat
accusative *meelettoman *meelettomat
genitive *meelettoman *meelet'oindën
*meelettomëidën
partitive *meelet'ointa *meelettomëida
inessive *meelettomassa
*meelettomahna 		*meelettomëissa
*meelettomëihna
elative *meelettomasta *meelettomëista
illative *meelettomahën *meelettomëihën
adessive *meelettomalla *meelettomëilla
ablative *meelettomalta *meelettomëilta
allative *meelettomalën
*meelettomalëk 		*meelettomëilën
*meelettomëilëk
essive *meelet'oinna *meelettomëina
translative *meelettomaksi *meelettomëiksi
instructive *meelettoman *meelettomëin
comitative *meelet'oinnëk *meelettomëinëk
abessive *meelettomatta *meelettomëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: meeletu
  • Finnish: mieletön
  • Ingrian: meeletöin
  • Karelian: mieletöin
  • Livvi: mieletöi
  • Ludian: mieletoi
  • Veps: meletoi
  • Võro: meeledü
  • Votic: meeleto

Further reading

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