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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/turpa

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 1

From Proto-Finno-Permic *turpa.

Noun

*turpa

  1. muzzle (part of animal's head)

Inflection
Inflection of *turpa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *turpa *turbat
accusative *turban *turbat
genitive *turban *turpaden
*turpeiden
partitive *turpada *turpeida
inessive *turbassa
*turbahna		 *turbeissa
*turbeihna
elative *turbasta *turbeista
illative *turpahen *turpeihen
adessive *turballa *turbeilla
ablative *turbalta *turbeilta
allative *turpalen
*turpalek		 *turpeilen
*turpeilek
essive *turpana *turpeina
translative *turbaksi *turbeiksi
instructive *turban *turbein
comitative *turpanek *turpeinek
abessive *turbatta *turbeitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: turpa
  • Karelian: (Northern) turpa, (Southern) turba
  • Livvi: turbu
  • Ludian: turb
  • Veps: turb

Etymology 2

Possibly from the same root as Etymology 1.

Noun

*turpa

  1. European chub (Squalius cephalus)
Inflection
Inflection of *turpa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *turpa *turbat
accusative *turban *turbat
genitive *turban *turpaden
*turpeiden
partitive *turpada *turpeida
inessive *turbassa
*turbahna		 *turbeissa
*turbeihna
elative *turbasta *turbeista
illative *turpahen *turpeihen
adessive *turballa *turbeilla
ablative *turbalta *turbeilta
allative *turpalen
*turpalek		 *turpeilen
*turpeilek
essive *turpana *turpeina
translative *turbaksi *turbeiksi
instructive *turban *turbein
comitative *turpanek *turpeinek
abessive *turbatta *turbeitta
Descendants
  • Estonian: turb
  • Finnish: turpa
  • ⇒ Ingrian: turpikka
  • Livonian: dūrba, tūrba ("zope; Ballerus ballerus")
  • Võro: turd
  • ⇒ Votic: turpõkkõ

Further reading
  • turb in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1658 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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