Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nauta

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *nautą.

Noun

*nauta (Northern Finnic)

  1. cattle; cow, bull

Inflection

Inflection of *nauta
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *nauta *naudat
accusative *naudan *naudat
genitive *naudan *nautadën
*nautëidën
partitive *nautada *nautëida
inessive *naudassa
*naudahna 		*naudëissa
*naudëihna
elative *naudasta *naudëista
illative *nautahën *nautëihën
adessive *naudalla *naudëilla
ablative *naudalta *naudëilta
allative *nautalën
*nautalëk 		*nautëilën
*nautëilëk
essive *nautana *nautëina
translative *naudaksi *naudëiksi
instructive *naudan *naudëin
comitative *nautanëk *nautëinëk
abessive *naudatta *naudëitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: nauta

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nauta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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