Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/korënta
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Erzya курся (kurśa, “carrying pole”).
Noun
*korënta
Inflection
Inflection of *korënta
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *korënta | *korëndat | |
| accusative | *korëndan | *korëndat | |
| genitive | *korëndan | *korëntadën *korëntoidën | |
| partitive | *korëntata | *korëntoita | |
| inessive | *korëndassa *korëndahna |
*korëndoissa *korëndoihna | |
| elative | *korëndasta | *korëndoista | |
| illative | *korëntasën | *korëntoisën | |
| adessive | *korëndalla | *korëndoilla | |
| ablative | *korëndalta | *korëndoilta | |
| allative | *korëntalën *korëntalëk |
*korëntoilën *korëntoilëk | |
| essive | *korëntana | *korëntoina | |
| translative | *korëndaksi | *korëndoiksi | |
| instructive | *korëndan | *korëndoin | |
| comitative | *korëntanëk | *korëntoinëk | |
| abessive | *korëndatta | *korëndoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kõrend
- Finnish: korento, (dialectal) korenta
- Ingrian: korenta
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: korento
- South Karelian: korendo, korenda
- Livvi: korendo
- Ludian: korend
- Veps: korend
- Votic: (Kattila) kõrõtõ
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “korento”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN