Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tetri
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian teteris (“black grouse”), Lithuanian tetirva (“black grouse”)). Udmurt тур (tur) and Komi-Zyrian тар (tar) may have the same origin.
Noun
*tetri[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *tetri
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tetri | *tetret | |
| accusative | *tetren | *tetret | |
| genitive | *tetren | *tetreden *tetriden | |
| partitive | *tetredä | *tetridä | |
| inessive | *tetressä *tetrehnä |
*tetrissä *tetrihnä | |
| elative | *tetrestä | *tetristä | |
| illative | *tetrehen | *tetrihen | |
| adessive | *tetrellä | *tetrillä | |
| ablative | *tetreltä | *tetriltä | |
| allative | *tetrelen *tetrelek |
*tetrilen *tetrilek | |
| essive | *tetrenä | *tetrinä | |
| translative | *tetreksi | *tetriksi | |
| instructive | *tetren | *tetrin | |
| comitative | *tetrenek | *tetrinek | |
| abessive | *tetrettä | *tetrittä | |
Descendants
- Estonian: teder
- Finnish: teeri, (Far Northern) teiri, (Tavastian) terri, (Savonian) tetri, (Ladogan) teyri, (Northern Savonian) töyri
- Ingrian: tedri
- Karelian:
- Livonian: te'ddõrz
- Livvi: tedri
- Ludian: tedr'
- Veps: tedr
- Võro: tetr, tedyr'
- Votic: tedri
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (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