Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kat'us

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

From *kattadak +‎ *-us.

Noun

*kat'us

1. roof

   Synonym: *katto

Inflection

Inflection of *kat'us

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kat'us	*kat'uksët
accusative		*kat'uksën	*kat'uksët
genitive		*kat'uksën	*kat'ustën *kat'uksidën
partitive		*kat'usta	*kat'uksita
inessive		*kat'uksëssa *kat'uksëhna	*kat'uksissa *kat'uksihna
elative		*kat'uksësta	*kat'uksista
illative		*kat'uksësën	*kat'uksisën
adessive		*kat'uksëlla	*kat'uksilla
ablative		*kat'uksëlta	*kat'uksilta
allative		*kat'uksëlën *kat'uksëlëk	*kat'uksilën *kat'uksilëk
essive		*kat'ussa	*kat'uksina
translative		*kat'uksëksi	*kat'uksiksi
instructive		*kat'uksën	*kat'uksin
comitative		*kat'ussëk	*kat'uksinëk
abessive		*kat'uksëtta	*kat'uksitta

Descendants

• Estonian: katus
• Livonian: katūks
• Ludian: katuz
• Veps: katuz
• Võro: katus

From *kat'os:

• Finnish: katos
• Ingrian: katos
• Karelian: katos
• Livvi: katos
• Ludian: katoz
• Votic: katoz

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kattaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN