Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orih
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly derived from *ora, or alternatively possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian aržilas (“stallion”)). Furthermore may be related to *orasa.
Noun
*orih[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *orih
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *orih | *orihët | |
| accusative | *orihën | *orihët | |
| genitive | *orihën | *orihtën *orihidën | |
| partitive | *orihta | *orihita | |
| inessive | *orihëssa *orihëhna |
*orihissa *orihihna | |
| elative | *orihësta | *orihista | |
| illative | *orihësën | *orihisën | |
| adessive | *orihëlla | *orihilla | |
| ablative | *orihëlta | *orihilta | |
| allative | *orihëlën *orihëlëk |
*orihilën *orihilëk | |
| essive | *orihëna | *orihina | |
| translative | *orihëksi | *orihiksi | |
| instructive | *orihën | *orihin | |
| comitative | *orihënëk | *orihinëk | |
| abessive | *orihëtta | *orihitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) ori
- Finnish: ori, orhi
- → Northern Sami: ore
- Ingrian: ori
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: orih
- South Karelian: orih, oreh
- Livvi: orih
- Ludian: orih
- Veps: oreh, orih
From *orik'as ~ *orikka:
- Estonian: orikas
- Finnish: (dialectal) orikka
From *orikkoi:
- Finnish: (dialectal) orkko
- Ingrian: orkkoi
- Livonian: vȯ’ŗki
- Võro: orik
References
Further reading
- “orikas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012