Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kotva

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *kodwa.

Noun

*kotva[1]

  1. moment, short while

Inflection

Inflection of *kotva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kotva *kotvat
accusative *kotvan *kotvat
genitive *kotvan *kotvadën
*kotvëidën
partitive *kotvada *kotvëida
inessive *kotvassa
*kotvahna 		*kotvëissa
*kotvëihna
elative *kotvasta *kotvëista
illative *kotvahën *kotvëihën
adessive *kotvalla *kotvëilla
ablative *kotvalta *kotvëilta
allative *kotvalën
*kotvalëk 		*kotvëilën
*kotvëilëk
essive *kotvana *kotvëina
translative *kotvaksi *kotvëiksi
instructive *kotvan *kotvëin
comitative *kotvanëk *kotvëinëk
abessive *kotvatta *kotvëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: kotva
  • Karelian: kotva, kodva
  • Livvi: kodvu
  • Ludian: kodv
  • Veps: kodv

References

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

Further reading

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