Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laipa
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Most descendants show a later shift *ai > *ei (compare e.g. *haina, *saisadak).
Noun
*laipa[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *laipa
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *laipa | *laibat | |
| accusative | *laiban | *laibat | |
| genitive | *laiban | *laipadën *laipoidën | |
| partitive | *laipada | *laipoida | |
| inessive | *laibassa *laibahna |
*laiboissa *laiboihna | |
| elative | *laibasta | *laiboista | |
| illative | *laipahën | *laipoihën | |
| adessive | *laiballa | *laiboilla | |
| ablative | *laibalta | *laiboilta | |
| allative | *laipalën *laipalëk |
*laipoilën *laipoilëk | |
| essive | *laipana | *laipoina | |
| translative | *laibaksi | *laiboiksi | |
| instructive | *laiban | *laiboin | |
| comitative | *laipanëk | *laipoinëk | |
| abessive | *laibatta | *laiboitta | |
Derived terms
- *laipoidak
Descendants
- Estonian: leib
- Finnish: leipä
- Ingrian: leipä
- Karelian:
- Livonian: (Salaca) laibe
- Livvi: leiby
- Ludian: leib
- Veps: leib
- Võro: (Leivu dialect) laib
- Votic: leipe
References
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland