Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vastus
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *vasta (“across, against”) + *-us.
Noun
*vastus
Inflection
Inflection of *vastus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vastus | *vastuksët | |
| accusative | *vastuksën | *vastuksët | |
| genitive | *vastuksën | *vastustën *vastuksidën | |
| partitive | *vastusta | *vastuksita | |
| inessive | *vastuksëssa *vastuksëhna |
*vastuksissa *vastuksihna | |
| elative | *vastuksësta | *vastuksista | |
| illative | *vastuksësën | *vastuksisën | |
| adessive | *vastuksëlla | *vastuksilla | |
| ablative | *vastuksëlta | *vastuksilta | |
| allative | *vastuksëlën *vastuksëlëk |
*vastuksilën *vastuksilëk | |
| essive | *vastussa | *vastuksina | |
| translative | *vastuksëksi | *vastuksiksi | |
| instructive | *vastuksën | *vastuksin | |
| comitative | *vastussëk | *vastuksinëk | |
| abessive | *vastuksëtta | *vastuksitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: vastus
- Finnish: vastus
- Ingrian: vassus
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: vaššuš
- South Karelian: vaššuš
- Livonian: vastūks
- Livvi: vastus
- Ludian: vastuz
- Veps: vastuz
- Võro: vastus
- Votic: vasuz
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “vastus”, 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