< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kataga
 | 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
Unclear. The Baltic words might be borrowed from Finnic, or vice versa.
Noun
*kataga
- juniper (tree)
Inflection
Inflection of *kataga
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kataga | *katagat | |
| accusative | *katagan | *katagat | |
| genitive | *katagan | *katagaden *katagoiden | |
| partitive | *katagata | *katagoita | |
| inessive | *katagassa *katagahna | *katagoissa *katagoihna | |
| elative | *katagasta | *katagoista | |
| illative | *katagasen | *katagoisen | |
| adessive | *katagalla | *katagoilla | |
| ablative | *katagalta | *katagoilta | |
| allative | *katagalen *katagalek | *katagoilen *katagoilek | |
| essive | *katagana | *katagoina | |
| translative | *katagaksi | *katagoiksi | |
| instructive | *katagan | *katagoin | |
| comitative | *kataganek | *katagoinek | |
| abessive | *katagatta | *katagoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kadakas
- Finnish: kataja, (dialectal) katava, kataa
- Ingrian: kataja
- Karelian: kataja, kadaja
- Livonian: kadāg
- Livvi: kadai
- Ludian: kadai
- Veps: kadag
- Võro: katai
- Votic: katagõ, katajõ
- ? → Baltic:
- Latvian: kadiķis
- Lithuanian: kadagys
- Old Prussian: kadegis
- → German: (dialectal) Kaddig
References
- kadakas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN