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tādinoti
tādi
nom. sg. masc. of tādi (demonstrative adjective), with enclitic -ti
- tādi (adj): such; of such character; of such quality; like; kind of
- tādī (adj): such; of such character; of such quality; like; kind of
- tādī (adj): the same; unmoved; unaffected; lit. such; like that
Built from
- tā- — root · that, pointing away
Demonstrative particle from Indo-European *to-, the ancestor of English 'that' and Latin 'iste'. Points to something at a distance from the speaker.
- -di — ending · adjectival suffix
Old deictic formant that builds demonstrative adjectives; -di marks quality or kind in words like tādi 'of that kind'.
- -no — ending · genitive singular masculine
Genitive ending on the adjective, turning it into a noun phrase 'of such a kind' when used with iti.
- iti — root · thus, so
Adverbial particle meaning 'thus' or 'in this manner'; often used to mark reported speech or quoted thought, here reinforcing manner or quality.
Analysis. tādino (gen. sg. masc. of tādi) + iti (thus, so); literally 'of-such thus', used adverbially to mean 'in such a way' or 'thus'.
Etymology. tādi is a demonstrative stem built on tā- (that, pointing away from the speaker), cognate with Sanskrit tādṛś and Indo-European *to- (the base of English 'that', Latin 'iste'). The suffix -di is an old adjectival or deictic formant. The enclitic -ti (thus, iti) reinforces the sense of manner or quality.