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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ola

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 *ōla (whence Latvian ola, Lithuanian uolà).

Noun

*ola

  1. (Northern Finnic) flint, flintstone
    Synonym: *piikivi

Inflection
Inflection of *ola
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ola *olat
accusative *olan *olat
genitive *olan *oladën
*olëidën
partitive *olada *olëida
inessive *olassa
*olahna		 *olëissa
*olëihna
elative *olasta *olëista
illative *olahën *olëihën
adessive *olalla *olëilla
ablative *olalta *olëilta
allative *olalën
*olalëk		 *olëilën
*olëilëk
essive *olana *olëina
translative *olaksi *olëiksi
instructive *olan *olëin
comitative *olanëk *olëinëk
abessive *olatta *olëitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) ola
  • Livvi: ola
  • Ludian: ola
  • Veps: ola

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