Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/solva
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Cognate with Proto-Samic *soalvē, suggesting earlier *solwa; further origin unknown.
Noun
*solva[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *solva
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *solva | *solvat | |
| accusative | *solvan | *solvat | |
| genitive | *solvan | *solvadën *solvëidën | |
| partitive | *solvada | *solvëida | |
| inessive | *solvassa *solvahna |
*solvëissa *solvëihna | |
| elative | *solvasta | *solvëista | |
| illative | *solvahën | *solvëihën | |
| adessive | *solvalla | *solvëilla | |
| ablative | *solvalta | *solvëilta | |
| allative | *solvalën *solvalëk |
*solvëilën *solvëilëk | |
| essive | *solvana | *solvëina | |
| translative | *solvaksi | *solvëiksi | |
| instructive | *solvan | *solvëin | |
| comitative | *solvanëk | *solvëinëk | |
| abessive | *solvatta | *solvëitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: *solva; ⇒ (dialectal) solvassa, solvallaan (“askew”); >? solvata
References
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “solva”, 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