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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/siima

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 *sīmô

Noun

*siima

  1. fishing line
  2. lash (thong of a whip)
  3. spiderweb

Inflection
Inflection of *siima
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *siima *siimat
accusative *siiman *siimat
genitive *siiman *siimadën
*siimoidën
partitive *siimada *siimoida
inessive *siimassa
*siimahna		 *siimoissa
*siimoihna
elative *siimasta *siimoista
illative *siimahën *siimoihën
adessive *siimalla *siimoilla
ablative *siimalta *siimoilta
allative *siimalën
*siimalëk		 *siimoilën
*siimoilëk
essive *siimana *siimoina
translative *siimaksi *siimoiksi
instructive *siiman *siimoin
comitative *siimanëk *siimoinëk
abessive *siimatta *siimoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: (dialectal) sihm
  • Finnish: siima
    • → Inari Sami: sijmá
  • Ingrian: siima
  • Karelian: siima
  • Livvi: siimu
  • Ludian: siim
  • Veps: sim, sima
  • Votic: siimõ

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