Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ubëh

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ūfaz (whence Old Norse úfr (“tip, splinter”)).

Noun

*ubëh (Northern Finnic)

  1. stallion (male horse)
    Synonym: *orih

Inflection

Inflection of *ubëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ubëh *upëhët
accusative *upëhën *upëhët
genitive *upëhën *ubëhtën
*upëhidën
partitive *ubëhta *upëhita
inessive *upëhëssa
*upëhëhna 		*upëhissa
*upëhihna
elative *upëhësta *upëhista
illative *upëhësën *upëhisën
adessive *upëhëlla *upëhilla
ablative *upëhëlta *upëhilta
allative *upëhëlën
*upëhëlëk 		*upëhilën
*upëhilëk
essive *upëhëna *upëhina
translative *upëhëksi *upëhiksi
instructive *upëhën *upëhin
comitative *upëhënëk *upëhinëk
abessive *upëhëtta *upëhitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) uve
  • Ingrian: uve
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: uveh
    • South Karelian: uveh
  • Livvi: uveh
  • Ludian: ubeh
  • Veps: ubeh

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “uve”, 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
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