Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hibus

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic *hiwją with the suffix *-us, either directly or later within Finnic as *hipjä (“skin”) +‎ *-us. Loss of *h in Estonian is irregular, but could be due to the influence of *iho (“skin”).

Noun

*hibus

(usually in the plural) hair on the head
(single) hair, strand of hair

Inflection

Inflection of *hibus

	singular	plural
nominative	*hibus	*hibukset
accusative	*hibuksen	*hibukset
genitive	*hibuksen	hibusten hibuksiden
partitive	*hibusta	*hibuksita
inessive	*hibuksessa	*hibuksissa
elative	*hibuksesta	*hibuksista
illative	*hibuksesen	*hibuksisen
adessive	*hibuksella	*hibuksilla
ablative	*hibukselta	*hibuksilta
allative	*hibukselek	*hibuksilek
essive	*hibussa	*hibuksina
translative	*hibukseksi	*hibuksiksi
instructive	*hibuksen	*hibuksin
comitative	*hibussek	*hibuksinek
abessive	*hibuksekta	*hibuksikta

Synonyms

(hair on the head): *tukka
(single hair): *haben, *hapci, *kalki

Descendants

Estonian: juus
Finnish: hius
Ingrian: hiuz
Karelian: hivus
Livonian: ibūks
Livvi: hivus
- → Ludian: hivus
Veps: hibuz
Võro: hius
Votic: ivuz

References

juus in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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