Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soora

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

A derivative *soo- +‎ *-ra from an otherwise unattested root, possibly loaned from Proto-Germanic *stā-, *stō- (“to stand”). In this case the earliest meaning would have been "free-standing, erect", as is suggested by the further derivative *sooro (“penis of domesticated animal”).

Adjective

*soora

straight

Inflection

Inflection of *soora

	singular	plural
nominative	*soora	*soorat
accusative	*sooran	*soorat
genitive	*sooran	sooraden sooreiden
partitive	*soorada	*sooreida
inessive	*soorassa	*sooreissa
elative	*soorasta	*sooreista
illative	*soorahen	*sooreihen
adessive	*sooralla	*sooreilla
ablative	*sooralta	*sooreilta
allative	*sooralek	*sooreilek
essive	*soorana	*sooreina
translative	*sooraksi	*sooreiksi
instructive	*sooran	*soorein
comitative	*sooranek	*sooreinek
abessive	*soorakta	*sooreikta

Derived terms

*sooro

Descendants

Estonian: (obsolete) soora (“straight”) (adverb, from *soorahen)
Finnish: suora
- → Votic: sooraa
Ingrian: soora
Karelian: suora, šuora
Livonian: *soortadak > sūortõ
Ludian: *sooreda > suored
Veps: *sooreda > soŕed

References

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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