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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuri

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 either early Proto-Germanic *stūra- (whence German stur, Dutch stoer)[1] or from Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūrá, “big, bulky, thick”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHrás), in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂uh₂rós.

Not directly related with the more widespread Germanic root *stōraz (whence e.g. Swedish stor), which has *ō and not *ū as the root vowel.[1]

Adjective

*suuri

  1. big, large

Inflection
Inflection of *suuri
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *suuri *suuret
accusative *suuren *suuret
genitive *suuren *suurden
*suuriden
partitive *suurta *suurida
inessive *suuressa
*suurehna		 *suurissa
*suurihna
elative *suuresta *suurista
illative *suurehen *suurihen
adessive *suurella *suurilla
ablative *suurelta *suurilta
allative *suurelen
*suurelek		 *suurilen
*suurilek
essive *suurna *suurina
translative *suureksi *suuriksi
instructive *suuren *suurin
comitative *suurnek *suurinek
abessive *suuretta *suuritta

Derived terms
  • *suuret'ak

Descendants
  • Estonian: suur
  • Finnish: suuri, suur-
  • Ingrian: suur, suuri
  • Karelian: šuuri
  • Livonian: sūr
  • Livvi: suuri
  • Ludian: suur'
  • Veps: sur'
  • Votic: suuri

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.
  • suur in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • 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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