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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kat'us

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 *kattadak +‎ *-us.

Noun

*kat'us

  1. roof
    Synonym: *katto

Inflection
Inflection of *kat'us
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kat'us *kat'uksët
accusative *kat'uksën *kat'uksët
genitive *kat'uksën *kat'ustën
*kat'uksidën
partitive *kat'usta *kat'uksita
inessive *kat'uksëssa
*kat'uksëhna		 *kat'uksissa
*kat'uksihna
elative *kat'uksësta *kat'uksista
illative *kat'uksësën *kat'uksisën
adessive *kat'uksëlla *kat'uksilla
ablative *kat'uksëlta *kat'uksilta
allative *kat'uksëlën
*kat'uksëlëk		 *kat'uksilën
*kat'uksilëk
essive *kat'ussa *kat'uksina
translative *kat'uksëksi *kat'uksiksi
instructive *kat'uksën *kat'uksin
comitative *kat'ussëk *kat'uksinëk
abessive *kat'uksëtta *kat'uksitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: katus
  • Livonian: katūks
  • Ludian: katuz
  • Veps: katuz
  • Võro: katus

From *kat'os:

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kattaa”, 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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