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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kato

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 *katodak +‎ *-o.

Noun

*kato

  1. loss
  2. destruction, ruin
    Synonym: *hukka, *tuho

Inflection
Inflection of *kato
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kato *kadot
accusative *kadon *kadot
genitive *kadon *katodën
*katoidën
partitive *katoda *katoida
inessive *kadossa
*kadohna		 *kadoissa
*kadoihna
elative *kadosta *kadoista
illative *katohën *katoihën
adessive *kadolla *kadoilla
ablative *kadolta *kadoilta
allative *katolën
*katolëk		 *katoilën
*katoilëk
essive *katona *katoina
translative *kadoksi *kadoiksi
instructive *kadon *kadoin
comitative *katonëk *katoinëk
abessive *kadotta *kadoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: kadu
  • Finnish: kato
  • Karelian: (Northern) kato, (Southern) kado
  • Livvi: kado
  • Võro: kado
  • Votic: (Rudja) kato

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