Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruumis
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown, possibly derived from a root *ruumV-, but no satisfactory root is known.
Noun
*ruumis
Inflection
Inflection of *ruumis
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ruumis | *ruumihët | |
| accusative | *ruumihën | *ruumihët | |
| genitive | *ruumihën | *ruumistën *ruumihidën | |
| partitive | *ruumista | *ruumihita | |
| inessive | *ruumihëssa *ruumihëhna |
*ruumihissa *ruumihihna | |
| elative | *ruumihësta | *ruumihista | |
| illative | *ruumihësën | *ruumihisën | |
| adessive | *ruumihëlla | *ruumihilla | |
| ablative | *ruumihëlta | *ruumihilta | |
| allative | *ruumihëlën *ruumihëlëk |
*ruumihilën *ruumihilëk | |
| essive | *ruumissa | *ruumihina | |
| translative | *ruumihëksi | *ruumihiksi | |
| instructive | *ruumihën | *ruumihin | |
| comitative | *ruumissëk | *ruumihinëk | |
| abessive | *ruumihëtta | *ruumihitta | |
Descendants
From *ruumis:
- Finnish: ruumis, rumis (dialectal)
- Ingrian: ruumis
- Karelian: ruumis
- Livvi: ruumis
- → Inari Sami: ruumâš
- → Lule Sami: rumáj
- → Northern Sami: rumaš
- → Southern Sami: repmie
From *ruumës:
- Votic: ruumõz
From *ruumëh:
- Ingrian: ruume
- Votic: ruumõ
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruumis”, 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