Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kooppa

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from the same Baltic root as Lithuanian kãpas (“grave”), but this requires a long vowel in the original Baltic root as opposed to a short one.

Noun

*kooppa[1]

  1. pit (hole on the ground)

Inflection

Inflection of *kooppa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kooppa *koop'at
accusative *koop'an *koop'at
genitive *koop'an *kooppadën
*kooppëidën
partitive *kooppada *kooppëida
inessive *koop'assa
*koop'ahna 		*koop'ëissa
*koop'ëihna
elative *koop'asta *koop'ëista
illative *kooppahën *kooppëihën
adessive *koop'alla *koop'ëilla
ablative *koop'alta *koop'ëilta
allative *kooppalën
*kooppalëk 		*kooppëilën
*kooppëilëk
essive *kooppana *kooppëina
translative *koop'aksi *koop'ëiksi
instructive *koop'an *koop'ëin
comitative *kooppanëk *kooppëinëk
abessive *koop'atta *koop'ëitta

Descendants

  • ⇒ Estonian: koobas, (dialectal) koop
  • Finnish: kuoppa
  • Ingrian: kooppa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kuoppu
  • Ludian: kuop
  • Veps: kop
  • Võro: kuup
  • Votic: kooppõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kooppa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “koobas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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