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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/onëh

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ona ~ *wona (“short”) +‎ *-ëh. Cognate with Proto-Samic *oanē.

Adjective

*onëh[1]

  1. thin, weak

Inflection
Inflection of *onëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *onëh *onëhët
accusative *onëhën *onëhët
genitive *onëhën *onëhtën
*onëhidën
partitive *onëhta *onëhita
inessive *onëhëssa
*onëhëhna		 *onëhissa
*onëhihna
elative *onëhësta *onëhista
illative *onëhësën *onëhisën
adessive *onëhëlla *onëhilla
ablative *onëhëlta *onëhilta
allative *onëhëlën
*onëhëlëk		 *onëhilën
*onëhilëk
essive *onëhëna *onëhina
translative *onëhëksi *onëhiksi
instructive *onëhën *onëhin
comitative *onëhënëk *onëhinëk
abessive *onëhëtta *onëhitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) one, onhe
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oneh
    • South Karelian: oneh
  • Livvi: oneh

From *onëda:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) onea

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*onëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎

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