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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/voori

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 earlier *warë. This may be either from Proto-Uralic *wëre (whence e.g. Komi вӧр (vör, “forest”)) or from *wärä (whence Proto-Samic *vārē (“mountain”).

Noun

*voori

  1. large hill

Inflection
Inflection of *voori
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *voori *voorët
accusative *voorën *voorët
genitive *voorën *voordën
*vooridën
partitive *voorta *voorida
inessive *voorëssa
*voorëhna		 *voorissa
*voorihna
elative *voorësta *voorista
illative *voorëhën *voorihën
adessive *voorëlla *voorilla
ablative *voorëlta *voorilta
allative *voorëlën
*voorëlëk		 *voorilën
*voorilëk
essive *voorna *voorina
translative *voorëksi *vooriksi
instructive *voorën *voorin
comitative *voornëk *voorinëk
abessive *voorëtta *vooritta

Descendants
  • Finnish: vuori
    • → Estonian: voor (“drumlin”)
    • → Karelian: vuori
    • → Livvi: vuori

References
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vuori”, 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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