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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lagas

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 *slagiz, *slagaz.[1]

Noun

*lagas (Northern Finnic)

  1. swath (width of a stroke of a scythe when reaping hay; track cut out by a scythe in mowing)

Inflection
Inflection of *lagas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lagas *lakahët
accusative *lakahën *lakahët
genitive *lakahën *lagastën
*lakahidën
partitive *lagasta *lakahita
inessive *lakahëssa
*lakahëhna		 *lakahissa
*lakahihna
elative *lakahësta *lakahista
illative *lakahësën *lakahisën
adessive *lakahëlla *lakahilla
ablative *lakahëlta *lakahilta
allative *lakahëlën
*lakahëlëk		 *lakahilën
*lakahilëk
essive *lagassa *lakahina
translative *lakahëksi *lakahiksi
instructive *lakahën *lakahin
comitative *lagassëk *lakahinëk
abessive *lakahëtta *lakahitta

Descendants

From *lagas:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) laas

From *lagis:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) lais

From *lagës:

From *lagëh:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) lae

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.

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