Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rohtin

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *roktin

Etymology

Unknown. The short *o is probably more original, with secondary lengthening in Eastern Finnish, Ingrian, Ludian and Karelian (cf. *johtattadak, *pohtadak, *rohtidak).

Noun

*rohtin (Northern Finnic)

  1. hards, tow, oakum

Inflection

Inflection of *rohtin
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rohtin *rohtimët
accusative *rohtimën *rohtimët
genitive *rohtimën *rohtindën
*rohtimidën
partitive *rohtinta *rohtimita
inessive *rohtimëssa
*rohtimëhna 		*rohtimissa
*rohtimihna
elative *rohtimësta *rohtimista
illative *rohtimësën *rohtimisën
adessive *rohtimëlla *rohtimilla
ablative *rohtimëlta *rohtimilta
allative *rohtimëlën
*rohtimëlëk 		*rohtimilën
*rohtimilëk
essive *rohtimëna *rohtimina
translative *rohtimëksi *rohtimiksi
instructive *rohtimën *rohtimin
comitative *rohtimënëk *rohtiminëk
abessive *rohtimëtta *rohtimitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: rohdin, (dialectal) ruohdin
  • Ingrian: roohtimet pl
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: ruohin, ruohtimet pl
  • Livvi: ruohtin, ruohtimet pl
  • Ludian: ruohtim
  • Veps: rohtim

Further reading

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