Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-t'ak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology 1
Originally a variant of *-tadak when attached to vowel stems and landing on an odd syllable, while *-tadak would have been on even syllables or when attached to consonant stems.
Suffix
*-t'ak (stem *-da-)
- Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning.
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st sing. | *-dän | *-cin | — | *-tkon |
2nd sing. | *-dät | *-cit | *-däk | *-tkos |
3rd sing. | *-däpi *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
1st plur. | *-däkmek *-däkmak |
*-cimek *-cimak |
*-tkatemek *-tkatamak |
*-tkotemek *-tkotamak |
2nd plur. | *-däktek *-däktak |
*-cidek *-cidak |
*-tkate *-tkata |
*-tkot'ek *-tkotadak |
3rd plur. | *-däbat *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
passive | *-däksen | *-ttisen *-dättihen |
*-ttakahen *-dättagasen |
*-ttakohen *-dättagosen |
connegative | *-däk | — | *-tkak | *-tkok |
passive connegative | *-däktak | — | *-ttagak *-dättagak |
*-ttagok *-dättagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *-däkcin | *-cicin | *-nnen | |
2nd sing. | *-däkcit | *-cicit | *-nnet | |
3rd sing. | *-däkci | *-cici | *-nni | |
1st plur. | *-däkcimek *-däkcimak |
*-cicimek *-cicimak |
*-nnemek *-nnemak | |
2nd plur. | *-däkcidek *-däkcidak |
*-cicidek *-cicidak |
*-nnedek *-nnedak | |
3rd plur. | *-däkci | *-cici | *-nni | |
passive | *-t'akcihen *-dät'akcisen |
*-tticihen *-dätticisen |
*-ttanehen *-dättanesen | |
connegative | *-däkcik | *-cicik | *-nnek | |
passive connegative | *-t'akcik *-dät'akcik |
*-tticik *-dätticik |
*-ttanek *-dättanek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *-t'ak | present | *-däpa | *-ttapa *-dättaba |
infinitive 2 | *-tte- | past | *-nnut | *-ttu *-dättu |
gerund/supine | *-däma | |||
action noun | *-däminen |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
A later development from etymology 1 by analogy with causative derivatives using *-ttadak, thus analogously making the shorter suffix anticausative.[1]
Suffix
*-t'ak (stem *-da-)
- Forms verbs from stems, generally with a translative or reflexive meaning.
Reconstruction notes
Hakulinen (1979) distinguishes between *-da- stems and *-de- stems (the latter of which would include *halget'ak and *katket'ak),[2] after Rapola (1922).[3] However, YSuS reconstructs both verbs with *-da-, so reconstructing this distinction already in Proto-Finnic appears to be considered obsolete (if it ever existed, it would instead be later secondary development).
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st sing. | *-dän | *-cin | — | *-tkon |
2nd sing. | *-dät | *-cit | *-däk | *-tkos |
3rd sing. | *-däpi *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
1st plur. | *-däkmek *-däkmak |
*-cimek *-cimak |
*-tkatemek *-tkatamak |
*-tkotemek *-tkotamak |
2nd plur. | *-däktek *-däktak |
*-cidek *-cidak |
*-tkate *-tkata |
*-tkot'ek *-tkotadak |
3rd plur. | *-däbat *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
passive | *-däksen | *-ttisen *-dättihen |
*-ttakahen *-dättagasen |
*-ttakohen *-dättagosen |
connegative | *-däk | — | *-tkak | *-tkok |
passive connegative | *-däktak | — | *-ttagak *-dättagak |
*-ttagok *-dättagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *-däkcin | *-cicin | *-nnen | |
2nd sing. | *-däkcit | *-cicit | *-nnet | |
3rd sing. | *-däkci | *-cici | *-nni | |
1st plur. | *-däkcimek *-däkcimak |
*-cicimek *-cicimak |
*-nnemek *-nnemak | |
2nd plur. | *-däkcidek *-däkcidak |
*-cicidek *-cicidak |
*-nnedek *-nnedak | |
3rd plur. | *-däkci | *-cici | *-nni | |
passive | *-t'akcihen *-dät'akcisen |
*-tticihen *-dätticisen |
*-ttanehen *-dättanesen | |
connegative | *-däkcik | *-cicik | *-nnek | |
passive connegative | *-t'akcik *-dät'akcik |
*-tticik *-dätticik |
*-ttanek *-dättanek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *-t'ak | present | *-däpa | *-ttapa *-dättaba |
infinitive 2 | *-tte- | past | *-nnut | *-ttu *-dättu |
gerund/supine | *-däma | |||
action noun | *-däminen |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: -ta (somewhat conflated with etymology 1)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Uralic *-me-.
The change *m > *n is likely by analogy with the passive and participle stems, as well as the causative *-ntadak, where the added *-t- incurred a regular *mt > *nt. This change was then generalized to other forms.
The consonant stem, i.e. the stem when followed by a *t (such as in the passive and infinitive forms) or *k (in the imperative forms), has been reformed to *-d- (*-t'-, *-tk-), due to confusion with verbs using the suffix *-nte-[4] (*-t'ak (reflexive) added to -n- stems). The first infinitive form would have, with this ending, become *-nt(e)-dak > *-nt'ak > *-t'ak (with simplification of the then phonotactically impossible cluster *nt': compare *kattadak < *kanci).
Like *-ldak and the comparative ending *-mpi (which see for more), this verb consistently induces a stem vowel change *-A- > *-e-.
Suffix
*-t'ak (stem *-ne-)
- Forms verbs from stems, generally with a translative or reflexive meaning.
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st sing. | *-nen | *-nin | — | *-tkon |
2nd sing. | *-net | *-nit | *-nek | *-tkos |
3rd sing. | *-nepi *-n |
*-ni | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
1st plur. | *-nekmek *-nekmak |
*-nimek *-nimak |
*-tkatemek *-tkatamak |
*-tkotemek *-tkotamak |
2nd plur. | *-nektek *-nektak |
*-nidek *-nidak |
*-tkate *-tkata |
*-tkot'ek *-tkotadak |
3rd plur. | *-nebat *-n |
*-ni | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
passive | *-neksen | *-ttisen *-nettihen |
*-ttakahen *-nettagasen |
*-ttakohen *-nettagosen |
connegative | *-nek | — | *-tkak | *-tkok |
passive connegative | *-nektak | — | *-ttagak *-nettagak |
*-ttagok *-nettagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *-nekcin | *-nicin | *-nnen | |
2nd sing. | *-nekcit | *-nicit | *-nnet | |
3rd sing. | *-nekci | *-nici | *-nni | |
1st plur. | *-nekcimek *-nekcimak |
*-nicimek *-nicimak |
*-nnemek *-nnemak | |
2nd plur. | *-nekcidek *-nekcidak |
*-nicidek *-nicidak |
*-nnedek *-nnedak | |
3rd plur. | *-nekci | *-nici | *-nni | |
passive | *-t'akcihen *-net'akcisen |
*-tticihen *-netticisen |
*-ttanehen *-nettanesen | |
connegative | *-nekcik | *-nicik | *-nnek | |
passive connegative | *-t'akcik *-net'akcik |
*-tticik *-netticik |
*-ttanek *-nettanek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *-t'ak | present | *-nepa | *-ttapa *-nettaba |
infinitive 2 | *-tte- | past | *-nnut | *-ttu *-nettu |
gerund/supine | *-nema | |||
action noun | *-neminen |
Descendants
Etymology 4
From Proto-Finno-Permic *-te-. Cognate with Proto-Samic *-tëtēk (in e.g. Northern Sami geassádit).
Usage notes
This suffix *-te- > *-de- is often reduced to simply -i- in descendants. This is regular (compare, for instance, the genitive plural ending *-den becoming -in in Finnish, like in *kaladen > kalain, now dialectal).
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st sing. | *-den | *-cin | — | *-tkon |
2nd sing. | *-det | *-cit | *-dek | *-tkos |
3rd sing. | *-depi *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
1st plur. | *-dekmek *-dekmak |
*-cimek *-cimak |
*-tkatemek *-tkatamak |
*-tkotemek *-tkotamak |
2nd plur. | *-dektek *-dektak |
*-cidek *-cidak |
*-tkate *-tkata |
*-tkot'ek *-tkotadak |
3rd plur. | *-debat *-t |
*-ci | *-tkasen | *-tkosen |
passive | *-deksen | *-ttisen *-dettihen |
*-ttakahen *-dettagasen |
*-ttakohen *-dettagosen |
connegative | *-dek | — | *-tkak | *-tkok |
passive connegative | *-dektak | — | *-ttagak *-dettagak |
*-ttagok *-dettagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *-dekcin | *-cicin | *-nnen | |
2nd sing. | *-dekcit | *-cicit | *-nnet | |
3rd sing. | *-dekci | *-cici | *-nni | |
1st plur. | *-dekcimek *-dekcimak |
*-cicimek *-cicimak |
*-nnemek *-nnemak | |
2nd plur. | *-dekcidek *-dekcidak |
*-cicidek *-cicidak |
*-nnedek *-nnedak | |
3rd plur. | *-dekci | *-cici | *-nni | |
passive | *-t'akcihen *-det'akcisen |
*-tticihen *-detticisen |
*-ttanehen *-dettanesen | |
connegative | *-dekcik | *-cicik | *-nnek | |
passive connegative | *-t'akcik *-det'akcik |
*-tticik *-detticik |
*-ttanek *-dettanek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *-t'ak | present | *-depa | *-ttapa *-dettaba |
infinitive 2 | *-tte- | past | *-nnut | *-ttu *-dettu |
gerund/supine | *-dema | |||
action noun | *-deminen |
Secondary stem variant *-tte-, *-t'e-.
Descendants
Etymology 5
From Proto-Uralic *-nte-, possibly a variant of *-nta-, whence *-ntadak.
Suffix
*-t'ak (stem *-nte-)
- Forms frequentative verbs.
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st sing. | *-nden | *-ncin | — | *-ntegon |
2nd sing. | *-ndet | *-ncit | *-ndek | *-ntegos |
3rd sing. | *-ntepi *-c |
*-nci | *-ntekahen | *-ntekohen |
1st plur. | *-ndekmek *-ndekmak |
*-ncimek *-ncimak |
*-ntekademek *-ntekadamak |
*-ntekodemek *-ntekodamak |
2nd plur. | *-ndektek *-ndektak |
*-ncidek *-ncidak |
*-ntekade *-ntekada |
*-ntegot'ek *-ntekodadak |
3rd plur. | *-ntebat *-c |
*-nci | *-ntekahen | *-ntekohen |
passive | *-ndeksen | *-ttisen *-ndettihen |
*-ttakahen *-ndettagasen |
*-ttakohen *-ndettagosen |
connegative | *-ndek | — | *-ntegak | *-ntegok |
passive connegative | *-ndektak | — | *-ttagak *-ndettagak |
*-ttagok *-ndettagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *-ndekcin | *-ncicin | *-nnen | |
2nd sing. | *-ndekcit | *-ncicit | *-nnet | |
3rd sing. | *-ndekci | *-ncici | *-nni | |
1st plur. | *-ndekcimek *-ndekcimak |
*-ncicimek *-ncicimak |
*-nnemek *-nnemak | |
2nd plur. | *-ndekcidek *-ndekcidak |
*-ncicidek *-ncicidak |
*-nnedek *-nnedak | |
3rd plur. | *-ndekci | *-ncici | *-nni | |
passive | *-t'akcihen *-ndet'akcisen |
*-tticihen *-ndetticisen |
*-ttanehen *-ndettanesen | |
connegative | *-ndekcik | *-ncicik | *-nnek | |
passive connegative | *-t'akcik *-ndet'akcik |
*-tticik *-ndetticik |
*-ttanek *-ndettanek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *-t'ak | present | *-ntepa | *-ttapa *-ndettaba |
infinitive 2 | *-tte- | past | *-nnut | *-ttu *-ndettu |
gerund/supine | *-ntema | |||
action noun | *-nteminen |
Descendants
References
- Lehtinen, Tapani. Itämerensuomen passiivin alkuperästä. SKS, 1984.
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
- Rapola, Martti. Pääpainottomain tavujen a-, ä-loppuiset vokaaliyhtymät suomen murteissa (1922)
- E. N. Setälä. Suomen passiivista. Virittäjä 19 (1915). p. 133–134.