Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uros

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

Disputed, but cognate with Proto-Samic *orēs. Traditionally held to be a derivation of Proto-Finno-Ugric *urɜ (whence Hungarian úr, but note that it also has alternative etymologies). LÄGLOS however supports an alternative etymology by Hofstra, which instead posits a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”), in which case the original meaning must have been "male animal".

Noun

*uros

1. (Northern Finnic) male
2. (Northern Finnic) man

Inflection

There are actually two declensions, s-stem and ks-stem, as evidenced by Finnish.

Inflection of *uros

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*uros	*urohët
accusative		*urohën	*urohët
genitive		*urohën	*urostën *urohidën
partitive		*urosta	*urohita
inessive		*urohëssa *urohëhna	*urohissa *urohihna
elative		*urohësta	*urohista
illative		*urohësën	*urohisën
adessive		*urohëlla	*urohilla
ablative		*urohëlta	*urohilta
allative		*urohëlën *urohëlëk	*urohilën *urohilëk
essive		*urossa	*urohina
translative		*urohëksi	*urohiksi
instructive		*urohën	*urohin
comitative		*urossëk	*urohinëk
abessive		*urohëtta	*urohitta

Inflection of *uros

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*uros	*uroksët
accusative		*uroksën	*uroksët
genitive		*uroksën	*urostën *uroksidën
partitive		*urosta	*uroksita
inessive		*uroksëssa *uroksëhna	*uroksissa *uroksihna
elative		*uroksësta	*uroksista
illative		*uroksësën	*uroksisën
adessive		*uroksëlla	*uroksilla
ablative		*uroksëlta	*uroksilta
allative		*uroksëlën *uroksëlëk	*uroksilën *uroksilëk
essive		*urossa	*uroksina
translative		*uroksëksi	*uroksiksi
instructive		*uroksën	*uroksin
comitative		*urossëk	*uroksinëk
abessive		*uroksëtta	*uroksitta

Descendants

• Finnish: uros
• Karelian: uroš
• ⇒ Ingrian: urohoin, urroisa
• Livvi: uros
• ⇒ Ludian: uroi
• Veps: uros

Further reading

• Entry #1094 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “uros”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN