Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/litna

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

Unknown.

Noun

*litna^[1]

town, city
fortification, fortress

Inflection

Inflection of *litna

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*litna	*litnat
accusative	*litnan	*litnat
genitive	*litnan	litnadën litnoidën
partitive	*litnada	*litnoida
inessive	litnassa litnahna	litnoissa litnoihna
elative	*litnasta	*litnoista
illative	*litnahën	*litnoihën
adessive	*litnalla	*litnoilla
ablative	*litnalta	*litnoilta
allative	litnalën litnalëk	litnoilën litnoilëk
essive	*litnana	*litnoina
translative	*litnaksi	*litnoiksi
instructive	*litnan	*litnoin
comitative	*litnanëk	*litnoinëk
abessive	*litnatta	*litnoitta

Descendants

Estonian: linn
Finnish: linna
- → Inari Sami: lanne
- → Northern Sami: ladni
Ingrian: linna
Karelian:
- North Karelian: linna
- South Karelian: linna
Livonian:
- Kurzeme Livonian: nīnõ ("castle")
- Vidzeme Livonian: nīn, nīne ("city")
Livvi: linnu
Ludian: lidn
Veps: lidn
Võro: liin
Votic: lidnõ

References

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

Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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

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