Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rëëmu

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

According to SSA and EES, probably sound-symbolic.[1][2]

Noun

*rëëmu[3]

  1. joy, happiness

Inflection

Inflection of *rëëmu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rëëmu *rëëmut
accusative *rëëmun *rëëmut
genitive *rëëmun *rëëmudën
*rëëmuidën
partitive *rëëmuda *rëëmuida
inessive *rëëmussa
*rëëmuhna 		*rëëmuissa
*rëëmuihna
elative *rëëmusta *rëëmuista
illative *rëëmuhën *rëëmuihën
adessive *rëëmulla *rëëmuilla
ablative *rëëmulta *rëëmuilta
allative *rëëmulën
*rëëmulëk 		*rëëmuilën
*rëëmuilëk
essive *rëëmuna *rëëmuina
translative *rëëmuksi *rëëmuiksi
instructive *rëëmun *rëëmuin
comitative *rëëmunëk *rëëmuinëk
abessive *rëëmutta *rëëmuitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: rõõm
  • Finnish: riemu
  • Karelian: riemu
  • Livonian: rȭm
  • Võro: ryym

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “riemu”, 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
  2. ^ “rõõm”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rëëmu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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