Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tulus

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 *tuli (“fire”) +‎ *-us.

Noun

*tulus

  1. (usually in the plural) fire-making tool

Inflection

Inflection of *tulus
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *tulus *tuluksët
accusative *tuluksën *tuluksët
genitive *tuluksën *tulustën
*tuluksidën
partitive *tulusta *tuluksita
inessive *tuluksëssa
*tuluksëhna 		*tuluksissa
*tuluksihna
elative *tuluksësta *tuluksista
illative *tuluksësën *tuluksisën
adessive *tuluksëlla *tuluksilla
ablative *tuluksëlta *tuluksilta
allative *tuluksëlën
*tuluksëlëk 		*tuluksilën
*tuluksilëk
essive *tulussa *tuluksina
translative *tuluksëksi *tuluksiksi
instructive *tuluksën *tuluksin
comitative *tulussëk *tuluksinëk
abessive *tuluksëtta *tuluksitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: tulused pl, tulus
  • Finnish: tulukset pl, (rare) tulus
  • Ingrian: tulus
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tulukšet pl
    • South Karelian: tulukšet pl
  • Livonian: tulūks
  • Livvi: tulukset pl
  • Ludian: tuluksed pl
  • Veps: tulused pl
  • Votic: tulusõd pl

Further reading

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