Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oras
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *ora + *-s (Northern Finnic) or *ora + *-s (others).
Noun
*oras
- shoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay
Inflection
Estonian, Livonian, Võro, Votic:
Inflection of *oras
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *oras | *oraksët | |
| accusative | *oraksën | *oraksët | |
| genitive | *oraksën | *orastën *oraksidën | |
| partitive | *orasta | *oraksita | |
| inessive | *oraksëssa *oraksëhna |
*oraksissa *oraksihna | |
| elative | *oraksësta | *oraksista | |
| illative | *oraksësën | *oraksisën | |
| adessive | *oraksëlla | *oraksilla | |
| ablative | *oraksëlta | *oraksilta | |
| allative | *oraksëlën *oraksëlëk |
*oraksilën *oraksilëk | |
| essive | *orassa | *oraksina | |
| translative | *oraksëksi | *oraksiksi | |
| instructive | *oraksën | *oraksin | |
| comitative | *orassëk | *oraksinëk | |
| abessive | *oraksëtta | *oraksitta | |
Northern Finnic (Finnish, Ingrian, Karelian, Ludian, Veps) and Votic:
Inflection of *oras
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *oras | *orahët | |
| accusative | *orahën | *orahët | |
| genitive | *orahën | *orastën *orahidën | |
| partitive | *orasta | *orahita | |
| inessive | *orahëssa *orahëhna |
*orahissa *orahihna | |
| elative | *orahësta | *orahista | |
| illative | *orahësën | *orahisën | |
| adessive | *orahëlla | *orahilla | |
| ablative | *orahëlta | *orahilta | |
| allative | *orahëlën *orahëlëk |
*orahilën *orahilëk | |
| essive | *orassa | *orahina | |
| translative | *orahëksi | *orahiksi | |
| instructive | *orahën | *orahin | |
| comitative | *orassëk | *orahinëk | |
| abessive | *orahëtta | *orahitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: oras
- Finnish: oras
- Ingrian: oras
- Karelian:
- Livonian: vȯrūks
- Livvi: oras
- Ludian: oraz
- Veps: oraz, oraž
- Võro: oras
- Votic: õraz
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “oras”, 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