Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tavi
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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
Unknown.
Noun
*tavi
- (Northern Finnic) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
Inflection
Inflection of *tavi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tavi | *tavit | |
| accusative | *tavin | *tavit | |
| genitive | *tavin | *tavidën *tavëjidën | |
| partitive | *tavida | *tavëjita | |
| inessive | *tavissa *tavihna |
*tavëjissa *tavëjihna | |
| elative | *tavista | *tavëjista | |
| illative | *tavihën | *tavëjisën | |
| adessive | *tavilla | *tavëjilla | |
| ablative | *tavilta | *tavëjilta | |
| allative | *tavilën *tavilëk |
*tavëjilën *tavëjilëk | |
| essive | *tavina | *tavëjina | |
| translative | *taviksi | *tavëjiksi | |
| instructive | *tavin | *tavëjin | |
| comitative | *tavinëk | *tavëjinëk | |
| abessive | *tavitta | *tavëjitta | |
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tavi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN