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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armas

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 *armaz (“pitiful, poor”), with later ameliorative semantic development. In the modern Finnic languages, the meaning "pitiful" survives only dialectally in Estonian, and in the derivatives *armahtadak, *armastadak.

Adjective

*armas

  1. dear, beloved
  2. pitiful

Inflection
Inflection of *armas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *armas *armahet
accusative *armahen *armahet
genitive *armahen *armasten
*armahiden
partitive *armasta *armahita
inessive *armahessa
*armahehna		 *armahissa
*armahihna
elative *armahesta *armahista
illative *armahesen *armahisen
adessive *armahella *armahilla
ablative *armahelta *armahilta
allative *armahelen
*armahelek		 *armahilen
*armahilek
essive *armassa *armahina
translative *armaheksi *armahiksi
instructive *armahen *armahin
comitative *armassek *armahinek
abessive *armahetta *armahitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: armas
  • Finnish: armas
  • Ingrian: armas
  • Karelian: armas
  • Livonian: ārmaz
  • Livvi: armas
  • Ludian: armaz
  • Veps: armaz
  • Võro: armas, armsa (with metathesis)
  • Votic: armõz

References
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) 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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