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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lappa

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-Baltic *lapā or *lapa (whence Latvian lapa, Lithuanian lapa, lapas).[1]

Noun

*lappa

  1. flat metal plate

Inflection
Inflection of *lappa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lappa *lap'at
accusative *lap'an *lap'at
genitive *lap'an *lappadën
*lappoidën
partitive *lappada *lappoida
inessive *lap'assa
*lap'ahna		 *lap'oissa
*lap'oihna
elative *lap'asta *lap'oista
illative *lappahën *lappoihën
adessive *lap'alla *lap'oilla
ablative *lap'alta *lap'oilta
allative *lappalën
*lappalëk		 *lappoilën
*lappoilëk
essive *lappana *lappoina
translative *lap'aksi *lap'oiksi
instructive *lap'an *lap'oin
comitative *lappanëk *lappoinëk
abessive *lap'atta *lap'oitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) lappa
  • Ingrian: lappa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lappu
  • Ludian: lapp
  • ⇒? Veps: lapak ("flat")

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri (2017): Lähtökielen sanansisäisten soinnittomien klusiilien edustus kantasuomen balttilaislainoissa. Osa I: Edustus kohdekielen lyhyen vokaalin jäljessä - SUSA 96 127-148

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