Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loppi

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

Of unknown origin.

Noun

*loppi

1. (inside) corner
2. nook, recess

Declension

Inflection of *loppi

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*loppi	*lop'ët
accusative		*lop'ën	*lop'ët
genitive		*lop'ën	*loppëdën *loppidën
partitive		*loppëda	*loppida
inessive		*lop'ëssa *lop'ëhna	*lop'issa *lop'ihna
elative		*lop'ësta	*lop'ista
illative		*loppëhën	*loppihën
adessive		*lop'ëlla	*lop'illa
ablative		*lop'ëlta	*lop'ilta
allative		*loppëlën *loppëlëk	*loppilën *loppilëk
essive		*loppëna	*loppina
translative		*lop'ëksi	*lop'iksi
instructive		*lop'ën	*lop'in
comitative		*loppënëk	*loppinëk
abessive		*lop'ëtta	*lop'itta

Derived terms

• *loppëdak

Descendants

• Estonian: lõpe
• Finnish: (dialectal) loppi

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN