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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuri

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

Borrowed from either early Proto-Germanic *stūraz (whence German stur, Dutch stoer)[1] or from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHrás (compare Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūrá, “big, bulky, thick”)), in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂uh₂rós.

Not directly related with the more widespread Germanic root *stōraz (whence e.g. Swedish stor), which has *ō and not *ū as the root vowel.[1]

Adjective

*suuri

  1. big, large

Inflection
Inflection of *suuri
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *suuri *suurët
accusative *suurën *suurët
genitive *suurën *suurdën
*suuridën
partitive *suurta *suurida
inessive *suurëssa
*suurëhna		 *suurissa
*suurihna
elative *suurësta *suurista
illative *suurëhën *suurihën
adessive *suurëlla *suurilla
ablative *suurëlta *suurilta
allative *suurëlën
*suurëlëk		 *suurilën
*suurilëk
essive *suurna *suurina
translative *suurëksi *suuriksi
instructive *suurën *suurin
comitative *suurnëk *suurinëk
abessive *suurëtta *suuritta

Derived terms
  • *suurët'ak

Descendants
  • Estonian: suur
  • Finnish: suuri, suur-
  • Ingrian: suur, suuri
  • Karelian: šuuri
  • Livonian: sūr
  • Livvi: suuri
  • Ludian: suur'
  • Veps: sur'
  • Votic: suuri

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  • “suur”, 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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