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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laiva
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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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
By metathesis from earlier *lawja, in turn borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flawją. Baltic origin has been proposed as well (compare Latvian laiva, Lithuanian laĩvas), but these lack a convincing Indo-European etymology and have been rather considered loans from Finnic.
Inflection
Inflection of *laiva
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *laiva | *laivat | |
| accusative | *laivan | *laivat | |
| genitive | *laivan | *laivaden *laivoiden | |
| partitive | *laivada | *laivoida | |
| inessive | *laivassa | *laivoissa | |
| elative | *laivasta | *laivoista | |
| illative | *laivahen | *laivoihen | |
| adessive | *laivalla | *laivoilla | |
| ablative | *laivalta | *laivoilta | |
| allative | *laivalek | *laivoilek | |
| essive | *laivana | *laivoina | |
| translative | *laivaksi | *laivoiksi | |
| instructive | *laivan | *laivoin | |
| comitative | *laivanek | *laivoinek | |
| abessive | *laivakta | *laivoikta | |
Descendants
See also
References
- laev in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
- Koivulehto, Jorma (1970). "Suomen laiva-sanasta" ('On the Finnish word laiva'). Virittäjä 2/74, pp. 178–183.
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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