Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/matala
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown; possibly *matadak (“to creep”) + *-la, though the semantic development is unclear.
Adjective
*matala[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *matala
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *matala | *matalat | |
| accusative | *matalan | *matalat | |
| genitive | *matalan | *mataladën *mataloidën | |
| partitive | *matalata | *mataloita | |
| inessive | *matalassa *matalahna |
*mataloissa *mataloihna | |
| elative | *matalasta | *mataloista | |
| illative | *matalasën | *mataloisën | |
| adessive | *matalalla | *mataloilla | |
| ablative | *matalalta | *mataloilta | |
| allative | *matalalën *matalalëk |
*mataloilën *mataloilëk | |
| essive | *matalana | *mataloina | |
| translative | *matalaksi | *mataloiksi | |
| instructive | *matalan | *mataloin | |
| comitative | *matalanëk | *mataloinëk | |
| abessive | *matalatta | *mataloitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: madal
- Finnish: matala
- Ingrian: matala, (Soikkola) mattaala
- Karelian: matala, madala
- Livonian: madāl
- Livvi: madal
- Ludian: madal
- Veps: madal
- Võro: matal'
- Votic: matalõ
References
- “madal”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN