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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/horma

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

Unknown

Noun

*horma

  1. willowherb (plants of the genus Epilobium)

Inflection
Inflection of *horma
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *horma *hormat
accusative *horman *hormat
genitive *horman *hormadën
*hormëidën
partitive *hormada *hormëida
inessive *hormassa
*hormahna		 *hormëissa
*hormëihna
elative *hormasta *hormëista
illative *hormahën *hormëihën
adessive *hormalla *hormëilla
ablative *hormalta *hormëilta
allative *hormalën
*hormalëk		 *hormëilën
*hormëilëk
essive *hormana *hormëina
translative *hormaksi *hormëiksi
instructive *horman *hormëin
comitative *hormanëk *hormëinëk
abessive *hormatta *hormëitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: vorm, võrm
  • Finnish: horsma, (dialectal) horma
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: horma, horšma
    • South Karelian: horma, horzma
  • Livvi: hormu
  • Ludian: horm
  • Veps: horm- (in compound: hormhein)

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “horma”, 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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