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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aimat'ak

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aimaz +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb

*aimat'ak (stem *aimada-)

  1. to be barely visible
  2. to shine dimly
  3. to have a hunch, to anticipate

Inflection
Inflection of *aimat'ak
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. *aimadan *aimacin — *aimatkon
2nd sing. *aimadat *aimacit *aimadak *aimatkos
3rd sing. *aimadapi
*aimat		 *aimaci *aimatkasën *aimatkosën
1st plur. *aimadakmëk
*aimadakmak		 *aimacimëk
*aimacimak		 *aimatkatëmëk
*aimatkatamak		 *aimatkotëmëk
*aimatkotamak
2nd plur. *aimadaktëk
*aimadaktak		 *aimacidëk
*aimacidak		 *aimatkatë
*aimatkata		 *aimatkot'ëk
*aimatkotadak
3rd plur. *aimadabat
*aimat		 *aimaci *aimatkasën *aimatkosën
passive *aimadaksën
*aimadat'aksën		 *aimattisën
*aimadattihën		 *aimattakahën
*aimadattagasën		 *aimattakohën
*aimadattagosën
connegative *aimadak — *aimatkak *aimatkok
passive connegative *aimadaktak — *aimattagak
*aimadattagak		 *aimattagok
*aimadattagok
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st sing. *aimadakcin *aimacicin *aimannën
2nd sing. *aimadakcit *aimacicit *aimannët
3rd sing. *aimadakci *aimacici *aimanni
1st plur. *aimadakcimëk
*aimadakcimak		 *aimacicimëk
*aimacicimak		 *aimannëmëk
*aimannëmak
2nd plur. *aimadakcidëk
*aimadakcidak		 *aimacicidëk
*aimacicidak		 *aimannëdëk
*aimannëdak
3rd plur. *aimadakci *aimacici *aimanni
passive *aimat'akcihën
*aimadat'akcisën		 *aimatticihën
*aimadatticisën		 *aimattanëhën
*aimadattanësën
connegative *aimadakcik *aimacicik *aimannëk
passive connegative *aimat'akcik
*aimadat'akcik		 *aimatticik
*aimadatticik		 *aimattanëk
*aimadattanëk
non-finite forms infinitives/nouns participles
active passive
infinitive 1 *aimat'ak present *aimadapa *aimattapa
*aimadattaba
infinitive 2 *aimattë- past *aimannut *aimattu
*aimadattu
gerund/supine *aimadama
action noun *aimadaminen

Descendants
  • Estonian: aimama/aimata
  • Finnish: (dialectal) aimata, ⇒ aimottaa

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “aimottaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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