Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tunttaba

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 edit

Etymology edit

The consonant-stem present passive participle of *tuntëdak, equivalent roughly to *tuntëdak +‎ *-ttaba.

Adjective edit

*tunttaba

familiar, acquainted

Noun edit

*tunttaba

acquaintance (person)

Inflection edit

Inflection of *tunttaba

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*tunttaba	*tunttabat
accusative	*tunttaban	*tunttabat
genitive	*tunttaban	tunttabadën tunttaboidën
partitive	*tunttabata	*tunttaboita
inessive	tunttabassa tunttabahna	tunttaboissa tunttaboihna
elative	*tunttabasta	*tunttaboista
illative	*tunttabasën	*tunttaboisën
adessive	*tunttaballa	*tunttaboilla
ablative	*tunttabalta	*tunttaboilta
allative	tunttabalën tunttabalëk	tunttaboilën tunttaboilëk
essive	*tunttabana	*tunttaboina
translative	*tunttabaksi	*tunttaboiksi
instructive	*tunttaban	*tunttaboin
comitative	*tunttabanëk	*tunttaboinëk
abessive	*tunttabatta	*tunttaboitta

Descendants edit

Estonian: tuttav
Finnish: tuttava
Ingrian: tuttava
Karelian:
- North Karelian: tuttava
- South Karelian: tuttava
Livonian: tundtõb
Livvi: tuttavu, tuttav
Ludian: tuttav, tuttab
Veps: tutab
Võro: tutva
Votic: tuttõvõ