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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tadëh

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tadą (whence Icelandic tað) and derived with +‎ *-ëh.

Noun

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*tadëh (Northern Finnic)

  1. manure, dung
    Synonym: *sonta

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: (obsolete) tade, (dialectal) tuahe
  • Ingrian: tae
  • Karelian:
  • Ludian: tadeh

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tade”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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