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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kurja

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

Probably related to *kura (“left”).

Adjective

*kurja

  1. evil, bad
  2. poor
  3. miserable, wretched

Inflection
Inflection of *kurja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kurja *kurjat
accusative *kurjan *kurjat
genitive *kurjan *kurjadën
*kurjëidën
partitive *kurjada *kurjëida
inessive *kurjassa
*kurjahna		 *kurjëissa
*kurjëihna
elative *kurjasta *kurjëista
illative *kurjahën *kurjëihën
adessive *kurjalla *kurjëilla
ablative *kurjalta *kurjëilta
allative *kurjalën
*kurjalëk		 *kurjëilën
*kurjëilëk
essive *kurjana *kurjëina
translative *kurjaksi *kurjëiksi
instructive *kurjan *kurjëin
comitative *kurjanëk *kurjëinëk
abessive *kurjatta *kurjëitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: kuri
  • Finnish: kurja
  • Ingrian: kurja
  • Karelian: kurja
  • Livonian:
    • Vidzeme Livonian: kure
    • ⇒ Livonian: kuŗē (Courland)
  • Livvi: kurju
  • ⇒ Ludian: kurd'aine
  • Võro: kuri
  • Votic: kurjõ

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