Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rita

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *rëtē (< *rita), further origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Permic *rita, if related to Eastern Mari лӧдӧ (lödö, “trap, snare”) and Western Mari лӱды (lüdy, “trap,snare”). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną.

Noun

*rita[1]

  1. trap, snare

Inflection

Inflection of *rita
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rita *ridat
accusative *ridan *ridat
genitive *ridan *ritadën
*ritoidën
partitive *ritada *ritoida
inessive *ridassa
*ridahna 		*ridoissa
*ridoihna
elative *ridasta *ridoista
illative *ritahën *ritoihën
adessive *ridalla *ridoilla
ablative *ridalta *ridoilta
allative *ritalën
*ritalëk 		*ritoilën
*ritoilëk
essive *ritana *ritoina
translative *ridaksi *ridoiksi
instructive *ridan *ridoin
comitative *ritanëk *ritoinëk
abessive *ridatta *ridoitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: rita
    • → Northern Sami: rihtá
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rita
    • South Karelian: rida
  • Livvi: rida
  • Ludian: rida
  • Veps: rida

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rita”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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