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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oinas

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 *owinas, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awinas.

Noun

*oinas[1]

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Synonym: *jäärä
  2. wether (castrated ram)

Inflection
Inflection of *oinas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *oinas *oinahët
accusative *oinahën *oinahët
genitive *oinahën *oinastën
*oinahidën
partitive *oinasta *oinahita
inessive *oinahëssa
*oinahëhna		 *oinahissa
*oinahihna
elative *oinahësta *oinahista
illative *oinahësën *oinahisën
adessive *oinahëlla *oinahilla
ablative *oinahëlta *oinahilta
allative *oinahëlën
*oinahëlëk		 *oinahilën
*oinahilëk
essive *oinassa *oinahina
translative *oinahëksi *oinahiksi
instructive *oinahën *oinahin
comitative *oinassëk *oinahinëk
abessive *oinahëtta *oinahitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: oinas
  • Finnish: oinas
  • Ingrian: ⇒ oikkoi (“stag”)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oinaš
    • South Karelian: oinaš
  • Livonian: (Salaca) oin
  • Livvi: oinas
  • Veps: oinaz
  • Võro: oinas

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*oinas”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

References
  • 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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