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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taimi
 | 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 1
Probably from the same root as *taipudak.
Noun
*taimi
- young plant
- seedling
Inflection
Inflection of *taimi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *taimi | *taimet | |
| accusative | *taimen | *taimet | |
| genitive | *taimen | *tainden *taimiden | |
| partitive | *tainta | *taimida | |
| inessive | *taimessa *taimehna | *taimissa *taimihna | |
| elative | *taimesta | *taimista | |
| illative | *taimehen | *taimihen | |
| adessive | *taimella | *taimilla | |
| ablative | *taimelta | *taimilta | |
| allative | *taimelen *taimelek | *taimilen *taimilek | |
| essive | *taimena | *taimina | |
| translative | *taimeksi | *taimiksi | |
| instructive | *taimen | *taimin | |
| comitative | *taimenek | *taiminek | |
| abessive | *taimetta | *taimitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: taim
- Finnish: taimi
- Ingrian: taimi
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: taimen
- South Karelian: taimi, taimen
- Livonian: taim
- Livvi: taimi, taimen
- Ludian: taimen
- Veps: taimen
- Votic: taimi
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
*taimi
- brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Inflection
Inflection of *taimi
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *taimi | *taimet | |
| accusative | *taimen | *taimet | |
| genitive | *taimen | *tainden *taimiden | |
| partitive | *tainta | *taimida | |
| inessive | *taimessa *taimehna | *taimissa *taimihna | |
| elative | *taimesta | *taimista | |
| illative | *taimehen | *taimihen | |
| adessive | *taimella | *taimilla | |
| ablative | *taimelta | *taimilta | |
| allative | *taimelen *taimelek | *taimilen *taimilek | |
| essive | *taimena | *taimina | |
| translative | *taimeksi | *taimiksi | |
| instructive | *taimen | *taimin | |
| comitative | *taimenek | *taiminek | |
| abessive | *taimetta | *taimitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: taim
- Finnish: taimen
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: taimen
- Livonian: (Salaca) taimin
- → Latvian: taimiņš
- → Russian: тайме́нь (tajménʹ)
- → Swedish: tajmen