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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/riutta

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 *ᚷᚱᛖᚢᛏᚨ (*greuta), from Proto-Germanic *greutą.

Noun

*riutta (Northern Finnic)

  1. reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
  2. rocky ground

Inflection
Inflection of *riutta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *riutta *riut'at
accusative *riut'an *riut'at
genitive *riut'an *riuttadën
*riuttëidën
partitive *riuttada *riuttëida
inessive *riut'assa
*riut'ahna		 *riut'ëissa
*riut'ëihna
elative *riut'asta *riut'ëista
illative *riuttahën *riuttëihën
adessive *riut'alla *riut'ëilla
ablative *riut'alta *riut'ëilta
allative *riuttalën
*riuttalëk		 *riuttëilën
*riuttëilëk
essive *riuttana *riuttëina
translative *riut'aksi *riut'ëiksi
instructive *riut'an *riut'ëin
comitative *riuttanëk *riuttëinëk
abessive *riut'atta *riut'ëitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: riutta
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: riuhta

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