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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/roiska

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

Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

*roiska

  1. whip, birch (punishment device)

Inflection
Inflection of *roiska
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *roiska *roiskat
accusative *roiskan *roiskat
genitive *roiskan *roiskadën
*roiskëidën
partitive *roiskada *roiskëida
inessive *roiskassa
*roiskahna		 *roiskëissa
*roiskëihna
elative *roiskasta *roiskëista
illative *roiskahën *roiskëihën
adessive *roiskalla *roiskëilla
ablative *roiskalta *roiskëilta
allative *roiskalën
*roiskalëk		 *roiskëilën
*roiskëilëk
essive *roiskana *roiskëina
translative *roiskaksi *roiskëiksi
instructive *roiskan *roiskëin
comitative *roiskanëk *roiskëinëk
abessive *roiskatta *roiskëitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) roiska
  • ⇒ Karelian: roiskata ("to hit, to slap")
  • Livonian: rūoiska

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “roiskua”, in 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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