Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rindus
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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
Noun
*rindus
- breastplate, breaststrap (horse tack)
- breast (section of clothing covering the breast area)
Inflection
Inflection of *rindus
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *rindus | *rinduksët | |
| accusative | *rinduksën | *rinduksët | |
| genitive | *rinduksën | *rindustën *rinduksidën | |
| partitive | *rindusta | *rinduksita | |
| inessive | *rinduksëssa *rinduksëhna |
*rinduksissa *rinduksihna | |
| elative | *rinduksësta | *rinduksista | |
| illative | *rinduksësën | *rinduksisën | |
| adessive | *rinduksëlla | *rinduksilla | |
| ablative | *rinduksëlta | *rinduksilta | |
| allative | *rinduksëlën *rinduksëlëk |
*rinduksilën *rinduksilëk | |
| essive | *rindussa | *rinduksina | |
| translative | *rinduksëksi | *rinduksiksi | |
| instructive | *rinduksën | *rinduksin | |
| comitative | *rindussëk | *rinduksinëk | |
| abessive | *rinduksëtta | *rinduksitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: rinnus
- Finnish: rinnus
- Ingrian: rinnus
- Karelian:
- Livonian: rīndõks
- Livvi: rinnus
- Ludian: rinduz
- Veps: rinduz
- Võro: rinnus
- Votic: rinnuz
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rinnus”, 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