Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rasvainën
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *rasva (“grease, fat”) + *-inën (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
*rasvainën
Inflection
Inflection of *rasvainën
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rasvainën | *rasvaicët | |
| accusative | *rasvaicën | *rasvaicët | |
| genitive | *rasvaicën | *rasvaictën *rasvaicidën | |
| partitive | *rasvaicta | *rasvaicita | |
| inessive | *rasvaicëssa *rasvaicëhna |
*rasvaicissa *rasvaicihna | |
| elative | *rasvaicësta | *rasvaicista | |
| illative | *rasvaicësën | *rasvaicisën | |
| adessive | *rasvaicëlla | *rasvaicilla | |
| ablative | *rasvaicëlta | *rasvaicilta | |
| allative | *rasvaicëlën *rasvaicëlëk |
*rasvaicilën *rasvaicilëk | |
| essive | *rasvainna | *rasvaicina | |
| translative | *rasvaicëksi | *rasvaiciksi | |
| instructive | *rasvaicën | *rasvaicin | |
| comitative | *rasvainnëk | *rasvaicinëk | |
| abessive | *rasvaicëtta | *rasvaicitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: rasvane
- Finnish: rasvainen
- Ingrian: rasvain
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: rašvani
- South Karelian: ražvane
- Livonian: ra’zzi
- Livvi: razvaine
- Ludian: razvaine
- Võro: rasvanõ
- Votic: razvõn
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “rasva”, 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