Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/encimeinen
Proto-Finnic
| 1st | 2nd > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *ükci Ordinal : *encimeinen | ||
Alternative reconstructions
- *encimäinen
Etymology
*enci + *-ime- (superlative marker) + *-inen
Adjective
*encimeinen
Usage notes
Descendant languages in which the superlative suffix remains productive have reshaped the superlative marker, suggesting that the word was still understood as a derivative at that time.
Inflection
Inflection of *encimeinen
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *encimeinen | *encimeicet | |
| accusative | *encimeicen | *encimeicet | |
| genitive | *encimeicen | *encimeicten *encimeiciden | |
| partitive | *encimeictä | *encimeicidä | |
| inessive | *encimeicessä *encimeicehnä |
*encimeicissä *encimeicihnä | |
| elative | *encimeicestä | *encimeicistä | |
| illative | *encimeicehen | *encimeicihen | |
| adessive | *encimeicellä | *encimeicillä | |
| ablative | *encimeiceltä | *encimeiciltä | |
| allative | *encimeicelen *encimeicelek |
*encimeicilen *encimeicilek | |
| essive | *encimeinnä | *encimeicinä | |
| translative | *encimeiceksi | *encimeiciksi | |
| instructive | *encimeicen | *encimeicin | |
| comitative | *encimeinnek | *encimeicinek | |
| abessive | *encimeicettä | *encimeicittä | |
Descendants
From *encimäinen:
- Finnish: ensimmäinen (with reshaped superlative marker)
- Ingrian: ensimäin
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: ensimmäini
- South Karelian: enzimmäine
- Livvi: enzimäine
- Ludian: ezmaine
- Veps: ezmäine
- Votic: (dialectal) esimäin
See also
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ensi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN