Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hardas

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 *harduz.

Adjective

*hardas

  1. hard, harsh, demanding
  2. eager, industrious

Inflection

Inflection of *hardas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hardas *hartahët
accusative *hartahën *hartahët
genitive *hartahën *hardastën
*hartahidën
partitive *hardasta *hartahita
inessive *hartahëssa
*hartahëhna 		*hartahissa
*hartahihna
elative *hartahësta *hartahista
illative *hartahësën *hartahisën
adessive *hartahëlla *hartahilla
ablative *hartahëlta *hartahilta
allative *hartahëlën
*hartahëlëk 		*hartahilën
*hartahilëk
essive *hardassa *hartahina
translative *hartahëksi *hartahiksi
instructive *hartahën *hartahin
comitative *hardassëk *hartahinëk
abessive *hartahëtta *hartahitta

Descendants

  • >? Estonian: härras
  • Finnish: harras

Further reading

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