Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vartodak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably from earlier *varta- (whence also Proto-Samic *vuortētēk) + *-odak, the root being borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wardāną.
Verb
*vartodak (stem *varto-)
- to wait
Inflection
Inflection of *vartodak
| 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. | *vardon | *vardoin | — | *vartogon |
| 2nd sing. | *vardot | *vardoit | *vardok | *vartogos |
| 3rd sing. | *vartobi *varto |
*vartoi | *vartogasën | *vartogosën |
| 1st plur. | *vardokmëk *vardokmak |
*vartoimëk *vartoimak |
*vartogatëmëk *vartogatamak |
*vartogotëmëk *vartogotamak |
| 2nd plur. | *vardoktëk *vardoktak |
*vartoidëk *vartoidak |
*vartogatë *vartogata |
*vartogot'ëk *vartogotadak |
| 3rd plur. | *vartobat *varto |
*vartoi | *vartogasën | *vartogosën |
| passive | *vardoksën *vardot'aksën |
*vartodisën *vardottisën |
*vartodakahën *vardottakahën |
*vartodakohën *vardottakohën |
| connegative | *vardok | — | *vartogak | *vartogok |
| passive connegative | *vardoktak | — | *vartodagak *vardottagak |
*vartodagok *vardottagok |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
| 1st sing. | *vardokcin | *vartoicin | *vartonën | |
| 2nd sing. | *vardokcit | *vartoicit | *vartonët | |
| 3rd sing. | *vardokci | *vartoici | *vartoni | |
| 1st plur. | *vardokcimëk *vardokcimak |
*vartoicimëk *vartoicimak |
*vartonëmëk *vartonëmak | |
| 2nd plur. | *vardokcidëk *vardokcidak |
*vartoicidëk *vartoicidak |
*vartonëdëk *vartonëdak | |
| 3rd plur. | *vardokci | *vartoici | *vartoni | |
| passive | *vartodakcihën *vardot'akcihën |
*vartodicihën *vardotticihën |
*vartodanëhën *vardottanëhën | |
| connegative | *vardokcik | *vartoicik | *vartonëk | |
| passive connegative | *vartodakcik *vardot'akcik |
*vartodicik *vardotticik |
*vartodanëk *vardottanëk | |
| non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
| active | passive | |||
| infinitive 1 | *vartodak | present | *vartoba | *vartodapa *vardottapa |
| infinitive 2 | *vartodë- | past | *vartonut | *vartodu *vardottu |
| gerund/supine | *vartoma | |||
| action noun | *vartominen | |||
Descendants
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “varrota”, 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