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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tiira

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

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

*tiira

  1. (common) tern (Sternidae)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tiira
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: čiirakka
    • South Karelian: čiirakko
  • Livvi: čiirakko
  • Veps: tiriine

From *tiiroi:

  • Estonian: tiir
  • Finnish: (dialectal) tiiro
  • Ingrian: tiiroi
  • Votic: tiiro

Further reading

  • tiir in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), tiira”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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