Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/parëmpi
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Adjective
*parëmpi
Inflection
Inflection of *parëmpi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *parëmpa | *parëmbat | |
| accusative | *parëmban | *parëmbat | |
| genitive | *parëmban | *parëmpadën *parëmpoidën | |
| partitive | *parëmpata | *parëmpoita | |
| inessive | *parëmbassa *parëmbahna |
*parëmboissa *parëmboihna | |
| elative | *parëmbasta | *parëmboista | |
| illative | *parëmpasën | *parëmpoisën | |
| adessive | *parëmballa | *parëmboilla | |
| ablative | *parëmbalta | *parëmboilta | |
| allative | *parëmpalën *parëmpalëk |
*parëmpoilën *parëmpoilëk | |
| essive | *parëmpana | *parëmpoina | |
| translative | *parëmbaksi | *parëmboiksi | |
| instructive | *parëmban | *parëmboin | |
| comitative | *parëmpanëk | *parëmpoinëk | |
| abessive | *parëmbatta | *parëmboitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: parem
- Finnish: parempi
- Ingrian: paremp
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: parempi
- South Karelian: parembi
- Livonian: paŗīm
- Livvi: parembi
- Ludian: paremb
- Veps: paremb
- Võro: parõmb
- Votic: parõpi
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “parempi”, 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