Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokka
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *nokka (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (noχ-, “to peck”), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (nē̮k˳-, “to peck”)).[1]
Noun
*nokka[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *nokka
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nokka | *nok'at | |
| accusative | *nok'an | *nok'at | |
| genitive | *nok'an | *nokkadën *nokkëidën | |
| partitive | *nokkada | *nokkëida | |
| inessive | *nok'assa *nok'ahna |
*nok'ëissa *nok'ëihna | |
| elative | *nok'asta | *nok'ëista | |
| illative | *nokkahën | *nokkëihën | |
| adessive | *nok'alla | *nok'ëilla | |
| ablative | *nok'alta | *nok'ëilta | |
| allative | *nokkalën *nokkalëk |
*nokkëilën *nokkëilëk | |
| essive | *nokkana | *nokkëina | |
| translative | *nok'aksi | *nok'ëiksi | |
| instructive | *nok'an | *nok'ëin | |
| comitative | *nokkanëk | *nokkëinëk | |
| abessive | *nok'atta | *nok'ëitta | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Estonian: nokk
- Finnish: nokka
- Ingrian: nokka
- Karelian:
- Livvi: nʹokku
- Ludian: nʹokk
- Veps: nʹok
- Võro: nokk
- Votic: nokkõ
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “nokka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*nokka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary][2] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- “nokk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012