Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alovëh

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 *ala +‎ *-ovëh.

Noun

*alovëh

  1. (Northern Finnic) (possibly) one's lands collectively; (by extension) region

Inflection

Inflection of *alovëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *alovëh *alovëhët
accusative *alovëhën *alovëhët
genitive *alovëhën *alovëhtën
*alovëhidën
partitive *alovëhta *alovëhida
inessive *alovëhëssa
*alovëhëhna 		*alovëhissa
*alovëhihna
elative *alovëhësta *alovëhista
illative *alovëhëhën *alovëhihën
adessive *alovëhëlla *alovëhilla
ablative *alovëhëlta *alovëhilta
allative *alovëhëlën
*alovëhëlëk 		*alovëhilën
*alovëhilëk
essive *alovëhëna *alovëhina
translative *alovëhëksi *alovëhiksi
instructive *alovëhën *alovëhin
comitative *alovëhënëk *alovëhinëk
abessive *alovëhëtta *alovëhitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: alue, >? (Tavastia, dialectal) aloo
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: aloveh
  • Ludian: aloveh
  • Veps: aloveh

Further reading

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