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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kat'us
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *kattadak + *-us.
Noun
*kat'us
- roof
- Synonym: *katto
Inflection
Inflection of *kat'us
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kat'us | *kat'ukset | |
| accusative | *kat'uksen | *kat'ukset | |
| genitive | *kat'uksen | *kat'usten *kat'uksiden | |
| partitive | *kat'usta | *kat'uksita | |
| inessive | *kat'uksessa | *kat'uksissa | |
| elative | *kat'uksesta | *kat'uksista | |
| illative | *kat'uksesen | *kat'uksisen | |
| adessive | *kat'uksella | *kat'uksilla | |
| ablative | *kat'ukselta | *kat'uksilta | |
| allative | *kat'ukselen | *kat'uksilen | |
| essive | *kat'ussa | *kat'uksina | |
| translative | *kat'ukseksi | *kat'uksiksi | |
| instructive | *kat'uksen | *kat'uksin | |
| comitative | *kat'ussek | *kat'uksinek | |
| abessive | *kat'uksekta | *kat'uksikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: katus
- Livonian: katūks
- Ludian: katuz
- Veps: katuz
- Võro: katus
From *kat'os:
- Finnish: katos
- Karelian: katos
- Livvi: katos
- Ludian: katoz
- Votic: katoz
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kattaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN