< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rooma

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-Germanic [Term?] (whence Old Norse drómi).

Noun

*rooma

  1. strap used to join the shafts of a carriage, sled etc. to the horse collar
    Synonym: *rahkëh

Inflection
Inflection of *rooma
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rooma *roomat
accusative *rooman *roomat
genitive *rooman *roomadën
*roomëidën
partitive *roomada *roomëida
inessive *roomassa
*roomahna		 *roomëissa
*roomëihna
elative *roomasta *roomëista
illative *roomahën *roomëihën
adessive *roomalla *roomëilla
ablative *roomalta *roomëilta
allative *roomalën
*roomalëk		 *roomëilën
*roomëilëk
essive *roomana *roomëina
translative *roomaksi *roomëiksi
instructive *rooman *roomëin
comitative *roomanëk *roomëinëk
abessive *roomatta *roomëitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: room
  • Finnish: ruoma
    • → Inari Sami: ruomâ
    • → Northern Sami: ruopma
  • Ingrian: rooma
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: roomõ

Further reading
  • “room”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruoma”, 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.