Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pisara
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *piśa- (“to rain, drizzle”) with *-ra. Compare Erzya пиземе (piźeme), Moksha пизем (piźem, “rain”).
Noun
[edit]*pisara[1]
- drop (a small mass of liquid)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *pisara
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pisara | *pisarat | |
| accusative | *pisaran | *pisarat | |
| genitive | *pisaran | *pisaradën *pisaroidën | |
| partitive | *pisarata | *pisaroita | |
| inessive | *pisarassa *pisarahna |
*pisaroissa *pisaroihna | |
| elative | *pisarasta | *pisaroista | |
| illative | *pisarasën | *pisaroisën | |
| adessive | *pisaralla | *pisaroilla | |
| ablative | *pisaralta | *pisaroilta | |
| allative | *pisaralën *pisaralëk |
*pisaroilën *pisaroilëk | |
| essive | *pisarana | *pisaroina | |
| translative | *pisaraksi | *pisaroiksi | |
| instructive | *pisaran | *pisaroin | |
| comitative | *pisaranëk | *pisaroinëk | |
| abessive | *pisaratta | *pisaroitta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: pisar
- → Ingrian: pisar
- Finnish: pisara
- Ingrian: pisara
- Karelian: pisara, pizara
- ? Livonian: pizār ("leech")
- Livvi: pizar
- Ludian: pizar
- Veps: pizar
- Võro: pissar'
- Votic: (Jõgõperä) pisarõ