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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tetri

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

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]

  1. black grouse

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
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*tetri”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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