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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/madeh
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably *matadak (“to creep”) + *-eh.
Noun
*madeh
- burbot (Lota lota)
Inflection
Inflection of *madeh
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *madeh | *matehet | |
accusative | *matehen | *matehet | |
genitive | *matehen | *madehten *matehiden | |
partitive | *madehta | *matehita | |
inessive | *matehessa *matehehna | *matehissa *matehihna | |
elative | *matehesta | *matehista | |
illative | *matehesen | *matehisen | |
adessive | *matehella | *matehilla | |
ablative | *matehelta | *matehilta | |
allative | *matehelen *matehelek | *matehilen *matehilek | |
essive | *matehena | *matehina | |
translative | *mateheksi | *matehiksi | |
instructive | *matehen | *matehin | |
comitative | *matehenek | *matehinek | |
abessive | *matehetta | *matehitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: made
- → Northern Sami: (dialectal) máđas
- Ingrian: mae
- Karelian: (Northern) moah, (Southern) majeh
- Livvi: majeh
- Ludian: madeh
- Veps: madeh, madez
- Votic: maõ
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) 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