Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arvat'ak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *arva (later *arvo) + *-t'ak.
Verb
*arvat'ak (stem *arvada-)
Inflection
Inflection of *arvat'ak
| Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
| present | past | imperative | optative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sing. | *arvadan | *arvacin | — | *arvatkon |
| 2nd sing. | *arvadat | *arvacit | *arvadak | *arvatkos |
| 3rd sing. | *arvadapi *arvat |
*arvaci | *arvatkasën | *arvatkosën |
| 1st plur. | *arvadakmëk *arvadakmak |
*arvacimëk *arvacimak |
*arvatkatëmëk *arvatkatamak |
*arvatkotëmëk *arvatkotamak |
| 2nd plur. | *arvadaktëk *arvadaktak |
*arvacidëk *arvacidak |
*arvatkatë *arvatkata |
*arvatkot'ëk *arvatkotadak |
| 3rd plur. | *arvadabat *arvat |
*arvaci | *arvatkasën | *arvatkosën |
| passive | *arvadaksën *arvadat'aksën |
*arvattisën *arvadattihën |
*arvattakahën *arvadattagasën |
*arvattakohën *arvadattagosën |
| connegative | *arvadak | — | *arvatkak | *arvatkok |
| passive connegative | *arvadaktak | — | *arvattagak *arvadattagak |
*arvattagok *arvadattagok |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
| 1st sing. | *arvadakcin | *arvacicin | *arvannën | |
| 2nd sing. | *arvadakcit | *arvacicit | *arvannët | |
| 3rd sing. | *arvadakci | *arvacici | *arvanni | |
| 1st plur. | *arvadakcimëk *arvadakcimak |
*arvacicimëk *arvacicimak |
*arvannëmëk *arvannëmak | |
| 2nd plur. | *arvadakcidëk *arvadakcidak |
*arvacicidëk *arvacicidak |
*arvannëdëk *arvannëdak | |
| 3rd plur. | *arvadakci | *arvacici | *arvanni | |
| passive | *arvat'akcihën *arvadat'akcisën |
*arvatticihën *arvadatticisën |
*arvattanëhën *arvadattanësën | |
| connegative | *arvadakcik | *arvacicik | *arvannëk | |
| passive connegative | *arvat'akcik *arvadat'akcik |
*arvatticik *arvadatticik |
*arvattanëk *arvadattanëk | |
| non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
| active | passive | |||
| infinitive 1 | *arvat'ak | present | *arvadapa | *arvattapa *arvadattaba |
| infinitive 2 | *arvattë- | past | *arvannut | *arvattu *arvadattu |
| gerund/supine | *arvadama | |||
| action noun | *arvadaminen | |||
Descendants
- Estonian: arvama/arvata
- Finnish: arvata
- → Northern Sami: árvidit
- Ingrian: arvata
- Karelian:
- Livonian: arrõ
- Livvi: arvata
- Ludian: arvata
- Võro: arvama/arvadaq
- Votic: arvõtõ
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “arvata”, 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