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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ailas

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ailą, *aildaz.[1]

Noun

*ailas (Northern Finnic)

  1. (burning) pain
  2. sting (sudden sharp pain)

Inflection
Inflection of *ailas
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ailas *ailahët
accusative *ailahën *ailahët
genitive *ailahën *ailastën
*ailahidën
partitive *ailasta *ailahita
inessive *ailahëssa
*ailahëhna		 *ailahissa
*ailahihna
elative *ailahësta *ailahista
illative *ailahësën *ailahisën
adessive *ailahëlla *ailahilla
ablative *ailahëlta *ailahilta
allative *ailahëlën
*ailahëlëk		 *ailahilën
*ailahilëk
essive *ailassa *ailahina
translative *ailahëksi *ailahiksi
instructive *ailahën *ailahin
comitative *ailassëk *ailahinëk
abessive *ailahëtta *ailahitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (rare, poetic) ailas, ⇒? ailahtaa
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: ailaš
  • Livvi: ailas
  • Ludian: ailaz
  • Veps: ailaz

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

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