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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/entinen

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 *enci +‎ *-inen.

Adjective

*entinen

  1. former, previous

Inflection
Inflection of *entinen
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *entinen *enticet
accusative *enticen *enticet
genitive *enticen *endicten
*enticiden
partitive *endictä *enticitä
inessive *enticessä
*enticehnä		 *enticissä
*enticihnä
elative *enticestä *enticistä
illative *enticesen *enticisen
adessive *enticellä *enticillä
ablative *enticeltä *enticiltä
allative *enticelen
*enticelek		 *enticilen
*enticilek
essive *endinnä *enticinä
translative *enticeksi *enticiksi
instructive *enticen *enticin
comitative *endinnek *enticinek
abessive *enticettä *enticittä

Descendants
  • Estonian: endine
  • Finnish: entinen
  • Ingrian: entiin
  • Karelian: entine (Northern), endine (Southern)
  • Livonian: ändõst- (in compounds), endi (Salaca)
  • Livvi: endine
  • Ludian: endine
  • Veps: enzne, endzne
  • Votic: entin

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “entinen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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