Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lima

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 *slīmą.

Noun

*lima[1]

  1. slime
  2. mucus

Inflection

Inflection of *lima
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lima *limat
accusative *liman *limat
genitive *liman *limadën
*limoidën
partitive *limada *limoida
inessive *limassa
*limahna 		*limoissa
*limoihna
elative *limasta *limoista
illative *limahën *limoihën
adessive *limalla *limoilla
ablative *limalta *limoilta
allative *limalën
*limalëk 		*limoilën
*limoilëk
essive *limana *limoina
translative *limaksi *limoiksi
instructive *liman *limoin
comitative *limanëk *limoinëk
abessive *limatta *limoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: lima
  • Finnish: lima
  • Ingrian: lima
  • Karelian: lima
  • Livonian: limā
  • Veps: nima
  • Võro: lima, limo
  • Votic: lima

References

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

Further reading

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