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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/utu
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
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Noun
*utu
- fog, mist, haze
Inflection
Inflection of *utu
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *utu | *udut | |
| accusative | *udun | *udut | |
| genitive | *udun | *utuden *utuiden | |
| partitive | *utuda | *utuida | |
| inessive | *udussa | *uduissa | |
| elative | *udusta | *uduista | |
| illative | *utuhen | *utuihen | |
| adessive | *udulla | *uduilla | |
| ablative | *udulta | *uduilta | |
| allative | *utulek | *utuilek | |
| essive | *utuna | *utuina | |
| translative | *uduksi | *uduiksi | |
| instructive | *udun | *uduin | |
| comitative | *utunek | *utuinek | |
| abessive | *udukta | *uduikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: udu
- Finnish: utu
- Ingrian: utu
- Karelian: utu, udu
- Livonian: u’d
- Livvi: udu
- Votic: utu
Further reading
- udu in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN