Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoomën
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Probably from an older *hoomV-ne with a diminutive suffix. The root has sometimes been compared with Finnish huoma, but a relationship is unlikely.
Noun
*hoomën[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *hoomën
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *hoomën | *hoomënët | |
| accusative | *hoomënën | *hoomënët | |
| genitive | *hoomënën | *hoomëndën *hoomënidën | |
| partitive | *hoomënta | *hoomënita | |
| inessive | *hoomënëssa *hoomënëhna |
*hoomënissa *hoomënihna | |
| elative | *hoomënësta | *hoomënista | |
| illative | *hoomënësën | *hoomënisën | |
| adessive | *hoomënëlla | *hoomënilla | |
| ablative | *hoomënëlta | *hoomënilta | |
| allative | *hoomënëlën *hoomënëlëk |
*hoomënilën *hoomënilëk | |
| essive | *hoomënna | *hoomënina | |
| translative | *hoomënëksi | *hoomëniksi | |
| instructive | *hoomënën | *hoomënin | |
| comitative | *hoomënnëk | *hoomëninëk | |
| abessive | *hoomënëtta | *hoomënitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: homme, also the derived noun hommik
- Finnish: huomen
- Ingrian: hoomeen, also the derived nouns hoomus/hoomnikko
- Karelian: huomen
- Veps: homen
- Võro: hummõn', also the derived noun hummong/hummok
- Votic: Only in derived forms, e.g. oomõnna (essive), oomõnikko/oomnikko