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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liiva

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian glīve, Lithuanian glyvas).

Noun

*liiva

  1. sand
    Synonym: *heeta
Inflection
Inflection of *liiva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *liiva *liivat
accusative *liivan *liivat
genitive *liivan *liivaden
*liivoiden
partitive *liivada *liivoida
inessive *liivassa
*liivahna		 *liivoissa
*liivoihna
elative *liivasta *liivoista
illative *liivahen *liivoihen
adessive *liivalla *liivoilla
ablative *liivalta *liivoilta
allative *liivalen
*liivalek		 *liivoilen
*liivoilek
essive *liivana *liivoina
translative *liivaksi *liivoiksi
instructive *liivan *liivoin
comitative *liivanek *liivoinek
abessive *liivatta *liivoitta
Descendants
  • Estonian: liiv
  • Finnish: (dialectal) liiva
  • Ingrian: liiva
  • Võro: liiv
  • Votic: liivõ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīwą (whence Icelandic slý).

Noun

*liiva

  1. slime
    Synonym: *lima
Inflection
Inflection of *liiva
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *liiva *liivat
accusative *liivan *liivat
genitive *liivan *liivaden
*liivoiden
partitive *liivada *liivoida
inessive *liivassa
*liivahna		 *liivoissa
*liivoihna
elative *liivasta *liivoista
illative *liivahen *liivoihen
adessive *liivalla *liivoilla
ablative *liivalta *liivoilta
allative *liivalen
*liivalek		 *liivoilen
*liivoilek
essive *liivana *liivoina
translative *liivaksi *liivoiksi
instructive *liivan *liivoin
comitative *liivanek *liivoinek
abessive *liivatta *liivoitta
Descendants

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