Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hulëh

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 either from Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”), or Proto-Germanic *hul- (whence English hull).

Noun

*hulëh (Northern Finnic)

  1. light, empty grain

Inflection

Inflection of *hulëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hulëh *hulëhët
accusative *hulëhën *hulëhët
genitive *hulëhën *hulëhtën
*hulëhidën
partitive *hulëhta *hulëhita
inessive *hulëhëssa
*hulëhëhna 		*hulëhissa
*hulëhihna
elative *hulëhësta *hulëhista
illative *hulëhësën *hulëhisën
adessive *hulëhëlla *hulëhilla
ablative *hulëhëlta *hulëhilta
allative *hulëhëlën
*hulëhëlëk 		*hulëhilën
*hulëhilëk
essive *hulëhëna *hulëhina
translative *hulëhëksi *hulëhiksi
instructive *hulëhën *hulëhin
comitative *hulëhënëk *hulëhinëk
abessive *hulëhëtta *hulëhitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: hule
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: ⇒ hulakka

Further reading

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