Votic edit

Etymology edit

From the ablative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Estonian alt and Finnish alta.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫtə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
  • Hyphenation: al‧tõ

Preposition edit

altõ (~ + genitive)

  1. (from) under, beneath

Postposition edit

altõ (genitive + ~)

  1. (from) under, beneath

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “alla”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn