Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑmːɑz/, [ˈɑmːə̠z̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːɑz̥
  • Hyphenation: am‧mõz

Noun edit

ammõz

  1. tooth

Inflection edit

Declension of ammõz (type XIV/ammõz, mp-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative ammõz ampad
genitive ampa ampajõ, ampai
partitive ammõssõ ampaitõ, ampai
illative ampasõ, ampa ampaisõ
inessive ampaz ampaiz
elative ampassõ ampaissõ
allative ampalõ ampailõ
adessive ampallõ ampaillõ
ablative ampaltõ ampailtõ
translative ampassi ampaissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

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