Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soota

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stōdą.

Noun

*soota (Northern Finnic)

  1. herd of horses
  2. heat, oestrus (in horses)

Inflection

Inflection of *soota
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *soota *soodat
accusative *soodan *soodat
genitive *soodan *sootadën
*sootëidën
partitive *sootada *sootëida
inessive *soodassa
*soodahna 		*soodëissa
*soodëihna
elative *soodasta *soodëista
illative *sootahën *sootëihën
adessive *soodalla *soodëilla
ablative *soodalta *soodëilta
allative *sootalën
*sootalëk 		*sootëilën
*sootëilëk
essive *sootana *sootëina
translative *soodaksi *soodëiksi
instructive *soodan *soodëin
comitative *sootanëk *sootëinëk
abessive *soodatta *soodëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) suota
    • → Karelian:
      • North Karelian: ⇒ (dialectal) šuovillah (“(of a horse) in heat”)
      • South Karelian: ⇒ suovilleh (“(of a horse) in heat”)

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “suota”, 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
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