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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruho

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 Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Old Norse hrør (“corpse”) and derived Old English gehror (“ruin, death”)).[1]

Noun

*ruho (Northern Finnic)

  1. (animal) carcass

Inflection
Inflection of *ruho
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ruho *ruhot
accusative *ruhon *ruhot
genitive *ruhon *ruhodën
*ruhoidën
partitive *ruhoda *ruhoida
inessive *ruhossa
*ruhohna		 *ruhoissa
*ruhoihna
elative *ruhosta *ruhoista
illative *ruhohën *ruhoihën
adessive *ruholla *ruhoilla
ablative *ruholta *ruhoilta
allative *ruholën
*ruholëk		 *ruhoilën
*ruhoilëk
essive *ruhona *ruhoina
translative *ruhoksi *ruhoiksi
instructive *ruhon *ruhoin
comitative *ruhonëk *ruhoinëk
abessive *ruhotta *ruhoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: ruho
  • Ingrian: ruho
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ruho
    • South Karelian: ruho
  • Livvi: ruho

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.

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