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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tavi
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
*tavi
- (Northern Finnic)Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
Inflection
Inflection of *tavi
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *tavi | *tavit | |
accusative | *tavin | *tavit | |
genitive | *tavin | *taviden *tavejiden | |
partitive | *tavida | *tavejita | |
inessive | *tavissa *tavihna | *tavejissa *tavejihna | |
elative | *tavista | *tavejista | |
illative | *tavihen | *tavejisen | |
adessive | *tavilla | *tavejilla | |
ablative | *tavilta | *tavejilta | |
allative | *tavilen *tavilek | *tavejilen *tavejilek | |
essive | *tavina | *tavejina | |
translative | *taviksi | *tavejiksi | |
instructive | *tavin | *tavejin | |
comitative | *tavinek | *tavejinek | |
abessive | *tavitta | *tavejitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: tavi
- ⇒ Ingrian: tavikkain
- Karelian: tavi
- Livvi: tavi
- Ludian: tavi
- Veps: tavi
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tavi”, 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