Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/paras
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Permic *para. Cognates include Proto-Samic *puorē and Proto-Permic *bur.
Adjective
*paras[1]
- suitable, fitting
- (Northern Finnic) superlative degree of *hüvä
Inflection
Inflection of *paras
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *paras | *parahët | |
| accusative | *parahën | *parahët | |
| genitive | *parahën | *parastën *parahidën | |
| partitive | *parasta | *parahita | |
| inessive | *parahëssa *parahëhna |
*parahissa *parahihna | |
| elative | *parahësta | *parahista | |
| illative | *parahësën | *parahisën | |
| adessive | *parahëlla | *parahilla | |
| ablative | *parahëlta | *parahilta | |
| allative | *parahëlën *parahëlëk |
*parahilën *parahilëk | |
| essive | *parassa | *parahina | |
| translative | *parahëksi | *parahiksi | |
| instructive | *parahën | *parahin | |
| comitative | *parassëk | *parahinëk | |
| abessive | *parahëtta | *parahitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: paras
- Finnish: paras
- Ingrian: paras
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: paraš
- South Karelian: paras
- Livonian: parāz
- Livvi: paras
- Ludian: paraz
- Veps: paraz
- Võro: paras
- Votic: paraz