Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hopëda

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 *šopëta (“soft”); cognate with Proto-Samic *suopētē. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (“soft”) and nativized with the suffix +‎ *-ëda. The sense "silver" derives from the fact that silver is softer than copper, which was the first main metal known by (early) Finnic speakers.

Noun

*hopëda[1]

  1. silver

Adjective

*hopëda

  1. soft

Inflection

Inflection of *hopëda
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hopëda *hopëdat
accusative *hopëdan *hopëdat
genitive *hopëdan *hopëdadën
*hopëdëidën
partitive *hopëdata *hopëdëita
inessive *hopëdassa
*hopëdahna 		*hopëdëissa
*hopëdëihna
elative *hopëdasta *hopëdëista
illative *hopëdasën *hopëdëisën
adessive *hopëdalla *hopëdëilla
ablative *hopëdalta *hopëdëilta
allative *hopëdalën
*hopëdalëk 		*hopëdëilën
*hopëdëilëk
essive *hopëdana *hopëdëina
translative *hopëdaksi *hopëdëiksi
instructive *hopëdan *hopëdëin
comitative *hopëdanëk *hopëdëinëk
abessive *hopëdatta *hopëdëitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: hõbe
  • Finnish: hopea
  • Ingrian: hoppia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hopie
    • South Karelian: hobie
  • Livonian: õ’bdõ
  • Livvi: hobju
  • Ludian: hobed
  • Veps: hobed
  • Võro: hõpõ
  • Votic: õppa

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hopëda”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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