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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lattija
 | 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
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚠᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨ (*flatja), from Proto-Germanic *flatją.
Noun
*lattija
- (Northern Finnic) floor (bottom of a room)
- Synonym: *permanto
Inflection
Inflection of *lattija
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lattija | *lattijat | |
| accusative | *lattijan | *lattijat | |
| genitive | *lattijan | *lattijaden *lattijoiden | |
| partitive | *lattijata | *lattijoita | |
| inessive | *lattijassa *lattijahna | *lattijoissa *lattijoihna | |
| elative | *lattijasta | *lattijoista | |
| illative | *lattijasen | *lattijoisen | |
| adessive | *lattijalla | *lattijoilla | |
| ablative | *lattijalta | *lattijoilta | |
| allative | *lattijalen *lattijalek | *lattijoilen *lattijoilek | |
| essive | *lattijana | *lattijoina | |
| translative | *lattijaksi | *lattijoiksi | |
| instructive | *lattijan | *lattijoin | |
| comitative | *lattijanek | *lattijoinek | |
| abessive | *lattijatta | *lattijoitta | |
Descendants
From *lattija:
- Finnish: lattia
- → Akkala Sami: latti
- → Inari Sami: lättee
- → Northern Sami: láhtti
- Ludian: lattij
From *lat'ek:
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: late
- South Karelian: late
- Livvi: late
- Ludian: late
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lattia”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN