Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/repoi

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 *repä +‎ *-oi, from Proto-Uralic *repäć, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás (“jackal, fox”).[1][2]

Noun

*repoi[3]

  1. fox
    Synonym: *repäinen

Inflection

Inflection of *repoi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *repoi *reboit
accusative *reboin *reboit
genitive *reboin *repoidën
*repoidën
partitive *repoida *repoida
inessive *reboissa
*reboihna 		*reboissa
*reboihna
elative *reboista *reboista
illative *repoihën *repoihën
adessive *reboilla *reboilla
ablative *reboilta *reboilta
allative *repoilën
*repoilëk 		*repoilën
*repoilëk
essive *repoina *repoina
translative *reboiksi *reboiksi
instructive *reboin *reboin
comitative *repoinëk *repoinëk
abessive *reboitta *reboitta

Derived terms

  • *rebointulët

Descendants

  • Estonian: rebu
  • Finnish: repo
  • Ingrian: repo, (dialectal) repoi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: repo
    • South Karelian: rebo
  • Livvi: reboi
  • Ludian: reboi
  • Veps: reboi, (Northern, Middle) rebii
  • Võro: rebo
  • Votic: repo

References

  1. ^ Palmér, Axel; Jakob, Anthony; Thorsø, Rasmus; Paulus, van Sluis; Swanenvleugel, Cid; Kroonen, Guus (2021), “Proto-Indo-European ‘fox’ and the reconstruction of an athematic ḱ-stem”, in Indo-European Linguistics‎[1], volume 9, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 234–263
  2. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “repo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rep-oi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[4] (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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