Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pac'as
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to Northern Sami bázzi (if not borrowed from Finnish). Borrowing from Proto-Germanic *bandstaz has been proposed, but LÄGLOS rejects this.[1]
Noun
*pac'as
Inflection
Inflection of *pac'as
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pac'as | *paccahët | |
| accusative | *paccahën | *paccahët | |
| genitive | *paccahën | *pac'astën *paccahidën | |
| partitive | *pac'asta | *paccahita | |
| inessive | *paccahëssa *paccahëhna |
*paccahissa *paccahihna | |
| elative | *paccahësta | *paccahista | |
| illative | *paccahësën | *paccahisën | |
| adessive | *paccahëlla | *paccahilla | |
| ablative | *paccahëlta | *paccahilta | |
| allative | *paccahëlën *paccahëlëk |
*paccahilën *paccahilëk | |
| essive | *pac'assa | *paccahina | |
| translative | *paccahëksi | *paccahiksi | |
| instructive | *paccahën | *paccahin | |
| comitative | *pac'assëk | *paccahinëk | |
| abessive | *paccahëtta | *paccahitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) patsas
- Finnish: patsas
- → Inari Sami: pääcis
- Ingrian: patsas
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: pačaš
- South Karelian: pačaš
- Livvi: pačas
- Ludian: pacaz
- Veps: pacaz, patsaz
- Votic: patsaz (Mati)
References
- ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “patsas”, 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