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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/satadak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Verb

*satadak

  1. to fall, to drop (from height)
  2. to precipitate (i.e. fall from the sky), to rain, to snow

Usage notes

When used impersonally, the implied meaning would have been "it is raining". The type of precipitation was specified, if necessary, with the noun in the partitive: *satabi vettä (it's raining water/actual rain), *satabi lunta (it's snowing), *satabi ragehta (it's hailing).

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