Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tetri

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

Etymology

Possibly from Baltic: compare Latvian teteris, Lithuanian tetirva. Udmurt тур (tur) and Komi-Zyrian тар (tar) may have the same origin.

Noun

*tetri

black grouse

Inflection

Inflection of *tetri

	singular	plural
nominative	*tetri	*tetret
accusative	*tetren	*tetret
genitive	*tetren	tetreden tetriden
partitive	*tetredä	*tetridä
inessive	*tetressä	*tetrissä
elative	*tetrestä	*tetristä
illative	*tetrehen	*tetrihen
adessive	*tetrellä	*tetrillä
ablative	*tetreltä	*tetriltä
allative	*tetrelek	*tetrilek
essive	*tetrenä	*tetrinä
translative	*tetreksi	*tetriksi
instructive	*tetren	*tetrin
comitative	*tetrenek	*tetrinek
abessive	*tetrektä	*tetriktä

Descendants

Estonian: teder
Finnish: teeri, (Far Northern) teiri, (Tavastian) terri, (Savonian) tetri, (Ladogan) teyri, (Northern Savonian) töyri
Ingrian: tedri
Karelian: (Northern) tetri, (Southern) tedri
Livonian: te'ddõrz
Ludian: tedr'
Veps: tedri
Võro: tetr, tedyr'
Votic: tedri

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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