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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ciivo

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

From earlier *tijwo, from the same root as *ciivot'ak.

Adjective

*ciivo

  1. clean, tidy

Noun

*ciivo

  1. cleanliness, tidiness
  2. order

Inflection
Inflection of *ciivo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ciivo *ciivot
accusative *ciivon *ciivot
genitive *ciivon *ciivodën
*ciivoidën
partitive *ciivoda *ciivoida
inessive *ciivossa
*ciivohna		 *ciivoissa
*ciivoihna
elative *ciivosta *ciivoista
illative *ciivohën *ciivoihën
adessive *ciivolla *ciivoilla
ablative *ciivolta *ciivoilta
allative *ciivolën
*ciivolëk		 *ciivoilën
*ciivoilëk
essive *ciivona *ciivoina
translative *ciivoksi *ciivoiksi
instructive *ciivon *ciivoin
comitative *ciivonëk *ciivoinëk
abessive *ciivotta *ciivoitta

Descendants
  • ⇒ Estonian: siivas
  • Finnish: siivo
    • → Inari Sami: sijvuu
    • → Lule Sami: sijvvo
    • → Northern Sami: siivu
    • → Skolt Sami: sijvv
  • Ingrian: siivo
  • Karelian: siivo
  • Votic: siivo

Further reading
  • “siivas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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