Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uuci

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-Ugric *wuďe (“new”) (whence also e.g. Proto-Samic *oδës, Hungarian új). The long vowel is unexpected, but may result from an irregular vocalization of initial *w-.

Adjective

*uuci[1]

  1. new

Inflection

Inflection of *uuci
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *uuci *uudët
accusative *uudën *uudët
genitive *uudën *uut'ën
*uucidën
partitive *uutta *uucida
inessive *uudëssa
*uudëhna 		*uucissa
*uucihna
elative *uudësta *uucista
illative *uutëhën *uucihën
adessive *uudëlla *uucilla
ablative *uudëlta *uucilta
allative *uutëlën
*uutëlëk 		*uucilën
*uucilëk
essive *uunna *uucina
translative *uudëksi *uuciksi
instructive *uudën *uucin
comitative *uunnëk *uucinëk
abessive *uudëtta *uucitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: uus
  • Finnish: uusi
  • Ingrian: uus
  • Karelian: uuzi
  • Livonian: ūž
  • Ludian: uuz'
  • Veps: uz'
  • Votic: uusi

References

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