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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaat'ek
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*wādiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz + *-ek.
Noun
*vaat'ek
- (Northern Finnic) clothing, garment
- Synonym: *sopa
- (Northern Finnic) fabric
- Synonym: *kangas
Inflection
Inflection of *vaat'ek
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 | *vaat'ek | *vaatteget | |
accusative | *vaattegen | *vaatteget | |
genitive | *vaattegen | *vaat'ekten *vaattegiden | |
partitive | *vaat'ekta | *vaattegita | |
inessive | *vaattegessa *vaattegehna | *vaattegissa *vaattegihna | |
elative | *vaattegesta | *vaattegista | |
illative | *vaattegesen | *vaattegisen | |
adessive | *vaattegella | *vaattegilla | |
ablative | *vaattegelta | *vaattegilta | |
allative | *vaattegelen *vaattegelek | *vaattegilen *vaattegilek | |
essive | *vaattegena | *vaattegina | |
translative | *vaattegeksi | *vaattegiksi | |
instructive | *vaattegen | *vaattegin | |
comitative | *vaattegenek | *vaatteginek | |
abessive | *vaattegetta | *vaattegitta |
Descendants
- Finnish: vaate
- Ingrian: vaate
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: voate
- South Karelian: vuate
- Livvi: vuate
- Ludian: vate
- Veps: vate
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vaate”, 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