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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sapra

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 *stauraz.

Noun

*sapra

  1. (Northern Finnic) haystack
    Synonym: *kuhja, *soova

Inflection
Inflection of *sapra
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *sapra *saprat
accusative *sapran *saprat
genitive *sapran *sapradën
*saproidën
partitive *saprada *saproida
inessive *saprassa
*saprahna		 *saproissa
*saproihna
elative *saprasta *saproista
illative *saprahën *saproihën
adessive *sapralla *saproilla
ablative *sapralta *saproilta
allative *sapralën
*sapralëk		 *saproilën
*saproilëk
essive *saprana *saproina
translative *sapraksi *saproiksi
instructive *sapran *saproin
comitative *sapranëk *saproinëk
abessive *sapratta *saproitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) saura, sapra, sapro
  • Karelian: (Northern) soapra, (Southern) soabra
  • Livvi: suabru
  • Ludian: suabr
  • Veps: sabr

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