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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lapida

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a Balto-Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *lopata (“shovel, spade”), Lithuanian lópeta (“shovel”), Latvian lâpsta (“shovel, spade”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”). Derivation from *lapa (“blade”) has been proposed, but no nominal suffix **-ida exists.

Noun

*lapida

  1. shovel
  2. spade

Inflection
Inflection of *lapida
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lapida *lapidat
accusative *lapidan *lapidat
genitive *lapidan *lapidadën
*lapidoidën
partitive *lapidata *lapidoita
inessive *lapidassa
*lapidahna		 *lapidoissa
*lapidoihna
elative *lapidasta *lapidoista
illative *lapidasën *lapidoisën
adessive *lapidalla *lapidoilla
ablative *lapidalta *lapidoilta
allative *lapidalën
*lapidalëk		 *lapidoilën
*lapidoilëk
essive *lapidana *lapidoina
translative *lapidaksi *lapidoiksi
instructive *lapidan *lapidoin
comitative *lapidanëk *lapidoinëk
abessive *lapidatta *lapidoitta

Descendants

From *lapida:

  • Estonian: labidas
  • Finnish: (dialectal) lapia
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lä'bḑi
  • Votic: lappia

From *lapido:

From *lapja:

References
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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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