Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sima
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
*sima[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *sima
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sima | *simat | |
| accusative | *siman | *simat | |
| genitive | *siman | *simadën *simoidën | |
| partitive | *simada | *simoida | |
| inessive | *simassa *simahna |
*simoissa *simoihna | |
| elative | *simasta | *simoista | |
| illative | *simahën | *simoihën | |
| adessive | *simalla | *simoilla | |
| ablative | *simalta | *simoilta | |
| allative | *simalën *simalëk |
*simoilën *simoilëk | |
| essive | *simana | *simoina | |
| translative | *simaksi | *simoiksi | |
| instructive | *siman | *simoin | |
| comitative | *simanëk | *simoinëk | |
| abessive | *simatta | *simoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: sima
- Finnish: sima
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: (poetic) sima
- Livvi: (dialectal, poetic) sima
- >? Võro: (Leivu) [Term?]
- Votic: (Kattila) sima (possibly borrowed from Finnish)
References
Further reading
- “sima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “sima”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (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