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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapalëh

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian gabals, Lithuanian gabalas).

Noun

*kapalëh

  1. piece (part of a larger whole)

Inflection
Inflection of *kapalëh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kapalëh *kapalëhët
accusative *kapalëhën *kapalëhët
genitive *kapalëhën *kapalëhtën
*kapalëhidën
partitive *kapalëhta *kapalëhida
inessive *kapalëhëssa
*kapalëhëhna		 *kapalëhissa
*kapalëhihna
elative *kapalëhësta *kapalëhista
illative *kapalëhëhën *kapalëhihën
adessive *kapalëhëlla *kapalëhilla
ablative *kapalëhëlta *kapalëhilta
allative *kapalëhëlën
*kapalëhëlëk		 *kapalëhilën
*kapalëhilëk
essive *kapalëhëna *kapalëhina
translative *kapalëhëksi *kapalëhiksi
instructive *kapalëhën *kapalëhin
comitative *kapalëhënëk *kapalëhinëk
abessive *kapalëhëtta *kapalëhitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: (dialectal) kabal
  • Finnish: kappale, (dialectal) kapale
    • → Inari Sami: kapulâh
    • → Northern Sami: gáhppálat
  • Ingrian: kappaale
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kapaleh
  • Livonian: kabāl
  • Votic: kappõlõ

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