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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruumis

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

Unknown, possibly derived from a root *ruumV-, but no satisfactory root is known.

Noun

*ruumis

  1. body
    Synonym: *hipjä
  2. corpse
    Synonym: *raato

Inflection
Inflection of *ruumis
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *ruumis *ruumihët
accusative *ruumihën *ruumihët
genitive *ruumihën *ruumistën
*ruumihidën
partitive *ruumista *ruumihita
inessive *ruumihëssa
*ruumihëhna		 *ruumihissa
*ruumihihna
elative *ruumihësta *ruumihista
illative *ruumihësën *ruumihisën
adessive *ruumihëlla *ruumihilla
ablative *ruumihëlta *ruumihilta
allative *ruumihëlën
*ruumihëlëk		 *ruumihilën
*ruumihilëk
essive *ruumissa *ruumihina
translative *ruumihëksi *ruumihiksi
instructive *ruumihën *ruumihin
comitative *ruumissëk *ruumihinëk
abessive *ruumihëtta *ruumihitta

Descendants

From *ruumis:

  • Finnish: ruumis, rumis (dialectal)
  • Ingrian: ruumis
  • Karelian: ruumis
  • Livvi: ruumis
  • Votic: ruumõz
  • → Inari Sami: ruumâš
  • → Lule Sami: rumáj
  • → Northern Sami: rumaš
  • → Southern Sami: repmie

From *ruumeh:

  • Ingrian: ruume
  • Votic: ruumõ

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