Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/masëda

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

From Proto-Uralic *maŋśe- (“to be tired?”) +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective

*masëda

1. depressed

Inflection

Inflection of *masëda

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*masëda	*masëdat
accusative		*masëdan	*masëdat
genitive		*masëdan	*masëdadën *masëdëidën
partitive		*masëdata	*masëdëita
inessive		*masëdassa *masëdahna	*masëdëissa *masëdëihna
elative		*masëdasta	*masëdëista
illative		*masëdasën	*masëdëisën
adessive		*masëdalla	*masëdëilla
ablative		*masëdalta	*masëdëilta
allative		*masëdalën *masëdalëk	*masëdëilën *masëdëilëk
essive		*masëdana	*masëdëina
translative		*masëdaksi	*masëdëiksi
instructive		*masëdan	*masëdëin
comitative		*masëdanëk	*masëdëinëk
abessive		*masëdatta	*masëdëitta

Descendants

• Finnish: (dialectal) masea, ⇒ masentaa
  • → Karelian:
    • North Karelian: maseta

References

• Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “masea”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN