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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/horho

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*forhō), from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun

*horho (Northern Finnic)

  1. gorge, ravine

Inflection
Inflection of *horho
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *horho *horhot
accusative *horhon *horhot
genitive *horhon *horhodën
*horhoidën
partitive *horhoda *horhoida
inessive *horhossa
*horhohna		 *horhoissa
*horhoihna
elative *horhosta *horhoista
illative *horhohën *horhoihën
adessive *horholla *horhoilla
ablative *horholta *horhoilta
allative *horholën
*horholëk		 *horhoilën
*horhoilëk
essive *horhona *horhoina
translative *horhoksi *horhoiksi
instructive *horhon *horhoin
comitative *horhonëk *horhoinëk
abessive *horhotta *horhoitta

Descendants

From *horho:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) horho

From *horha:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) horha

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “horho”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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