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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rasi

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] (*grasja), from Proto-Germanic *grasą.[1]

Noun

*rasi (Northern Finnic)

  1. forest that has been cleared over a year ago for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt

Inflection
Inflection of *rasi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rasi *rasit
accusative *rasin *rasit
genitive *rasin *rasidën
*rasëjidën
partitive *rasida *rasëjita
inessive *rasissa
*rasihna		 *rasëjissa
*rasëjihna
elative *rasista *rasëjista
illative *rasihën *rasëjisën
adessive *rasilla *rasëjilla
ablative *rasilta *rasëjilta
allative *rasilën
*rasilëk		 *rasëjilën
*rasëjilëk
essive *rasina *rasëjina
translative *rasiksi *rasëjiksi
instructive *rasin *rasëjin
comitative *rasinëk *rasëjinëk
abessive *rasitta *rasëjitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: rasi
  • Ingrian: rasi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: raši
    • South Karelian: razi
  • Livvi: razi
  • Ludian: raži
  • Veps: ⇒ razagat

References
  1. Heikkilä, Mikko (2011). Huomioita kantasaamen ajoittamisesta ja paikantamisesta sekä germaanisia etymologioita saamelais-suomalaisille sanoille Virittäjä, 115(1).

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