Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ttu
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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 passive marker *-tta- followed by *-u or possibly *-ut (see below)
Reconstruction
[edit]Many descendants point to *-(t)tut. The final *-t has usually been considered to be by analogy with the active participle ending *-nut.[1] However some Ostrobothnian dialects have participle forms such as otettuen. If from earlier *otettuden, this could be evidence for *-(t)tut being the original form.[2] It could then be akin to the end of *-nut (and possibly be the same as the adjectival suffix *-ut)
Suffix
[edit]*-ttu / *-ttü
- (having been) -ed; forms the past (passive) participle, which is used as an adjective.
Inflection
[edit]This adjective needs an inflection-table template.