Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ohi
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša.
Noun
*ohi
Inflection
Inflection of *ohi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ohi | *ohët | |
| accusative | *ohën | *ohët | |
| genitive | *ohën | *ohtën *ohidën | |
| partitive | *ohta | *ohida | |
| inessive | *ohëssa *ohëhna |
*ohissa *ohihna | |
| elative | *ohësta | *ohista | |
| illative | *ohëhën | *ohihën | |
| adessive | *ohëlla | *ohilla | |
| ablative | *ohëlta | *ohilta | |
| allative | *ohëlën *ohëlëk |
*ohilën *ohilëk | |
| essive | *ohëna | *ohina | |
| translative | *ohëksi | *ohiksi | |
| instructive | *ohën | *ohin | |
| comitative | *ohënëk | *ohinëk | |
| abessive | *ohëtta | *ohitta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: ohi (“side”) (obsolete), ⇒ ohi (“past”), ohitse (“past”), ohessa (“alongside”), ohella (“alongside”)
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: ⇒ ohittši (“past”)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ohi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (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