Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/patja

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 *badją or *badjaz.[1]

Noun

*patja[2]

  1. pillow, cushion
  2. mattress

Inflection

Inflection of *patja
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *patja *patjat
accusative *patjan *patjat
genitive *patjan *patjadën
*patjoidën
partitive *patjada *patjoida
inessive *patjassa
*patjahna 		*patjoissa
*patjoihna
elative *patjasta *patjoista
illative *patjahën *patjoihën
adessive *patjalla *patjoilla
ablative *patjalta *patjoilta
allative *patjalën
*patjalëk 		*patjoilën
*patjoilëk
essive *patjana *patjoina
translative *patjaksi *patjoiksi
instructive *patjan *patjoin
comitative *patjanëk *patjoinëk
abessive *patjatta *patjoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: padi
  • Finnish: patja
  • Karelian: patja
  • Livonian: (Courland) paḑā, (Salaca) pade
  • Võro: padi

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “patja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*patja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “padi”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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