Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ëk

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 *-ek.

Suffix

*-ëk / *-ek

1. Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
2. Forms result nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Inflection of *-ëk

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*-ëk	*-ëgët
accusative		*-ëgën	*-ëgët
genitive		*-ëgën	*-ëgëdën *-ëgidën
partitive		*-ëgëta	*-ëgita
inessive		*-ëgëssa *-ëgëhna	*-ëgissa *-ëgihna
elative		*-ëgësta	*-ëgista
illative		*-ëgësën	*-ëgisën
adessive		*-ëgëlla	*-ëgilla
ablative		*-ëgëlta	*-ëgilta
allative		*-ëgëlën *-ëgëlëk	*-ëgilën *-ëgilëk
essive		*-ëgëna	*-ëgina
translative		*-ëgëksi	*-ëgiksi
instructive		*-ëgën	*-ëgin
comitative		*-ëgënëk	*-ëginëk
abessive		*-ëgëtta	*-ëgitta

Derived terms

Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-ëk

Descendants

• Estonian: -e
• Finnish: -e
• Ingrian: -e
• Karelian: -e
• Veps: -e, -eg
• Võro: -e/-õ
• Votic: -e/-õ