Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luminën

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 *lumi +‎ *-inën.

Adjective

*luminën

  1. snowy

Inflection

Inflection of *luminën
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *luminën *lumicët
accusative *lumicën *lumicët
genitive *lumicën *lumictën
*lumicidën
partitive *lumicta *lumicita
inessive *lumicëssa
*lumicëhna 		*lumicissa
*lumicihna
elative *lumicësta *lumicista
illative *lumicësën *lumicisën
adessive *lumicëlla *lumicilla
ablative *lumicëlta *lumicilta
allative *lumicëlën
*lumicëlëk 		*lumicilën
*lumicilëk
essive *luminna *lumicina
translative *lumicëksi *lumiciksi
instructive *lumicën *lumicin
comitative *luminnëk *lumicinëk
abessive *lumicëtta *lumicitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: lumine
  • Finnish: luminen
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lu’mmi
  • Livvi: lumine
  • Võro: luminõ
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) lumiin, (Kattila) luminõ

Further reading

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