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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hibus

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-Germanic *hiwją with the suffix *-us, either directly or later within Finnic as *hipjä (“skin”) +‎ *-us. Loss of *h in Estonian is irregular, but could be due to the influence of *iho (“skin”).

Noun

*hibus

  1. (usually in the plural) hair on the head
  2. (single) hair, strand of hair

Inflection
Inflection of *hibus
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hibus *hibuksët
accusative *hibuksën *hibuksët
genitive *hibuksën *hibustën
*hibuksidën
partitive *hibusta *hibuksita
inessive *hibuksëssa
*hibuksëhna		 *hibuksissa
*hibuksihna
elative *hibuksësta *hibuksista
illative *hibuksësën *hibuksisën
adessive *hibuksëlla *hibuksilla
ablative *hibuksëlta *hibuksilta
allative *hibuksëlën
*hibuksëlëk		 *hibuksilën
*hibuksilëk
essive *hibussa *hibuksina
translative *hibuksëksi *hibuksiksi
instructive *hibuksën *hibuksin
comitative *hibussëk *hibuksinëk
abessive *hibuksëtta *hibuksitta

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Estonian: juus
  • Finnish: hius
  • Ingrian: hius
  • Karelian: hivus
  • Livonian: ibūks
  • Livvi: hivus
  • Veps: hibuz
  • Võro: hius
  • Votic: ivuz

References
  • “juus”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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