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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëëta

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 earlier *šeeta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sēda-, *sēdiz.

Noun

*hëëta

  1. (fine) sand
    Synonym: *liiva

Inflection
Inflection of *hëëta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hëëta *hëëdat
accusative *hëëdan *hëëdat
genitive *hëëdan *hëëtadën
*hëëtoidën
partitive *hëëtada *hëëtoida
inessive *hëëdassa
*hëëdahna		 *hëëdoissa
*hëëdoihna
elative *hëëdasta *hëëdoista
illative *hëëtahën *hëëtoihën
adessive *hëëdalla *hëëdoilla
ablative *hëëdalta *hëëdoilta
allative *hëëtalën
*hëëtalëk		 *hëëtoilën
*hëëtoilëk
essive *hëëtana *hëëtoina
translative *hëëdaksi *hëëdoiksi
instructive *hëëdan *hëëdoin
comitative *hëëtanëk *hëëtoinëk
abessive *hëëdatta *hëëdoitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: hieta
  • Ingrian: heeta
  • Karelian: hieta

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