Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *henki.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈent͡ʃi/, [ˈent͡ʃi]
  • Rhymes: -ent͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: en‧tši

Noun edit

entši

  1. soul
  2. individual

Inflection edit

Declension of entši (type VII/nimi, nk-nʹdʹ gradation)
singular plural
nominative entši enʹdʹed
genitive enʹdʹe entšije, entšii
partitive entšiä entšiite, entšii
illative entšese, entše entšiise
inessive enʹdʹez entšiiz
elative enʹdʹesse entšiisse
allative enʹdʹele entšiile
adessive enʹdʹelle entšiille
ablative enʹdʹelte entšiilte
translative enʹdʹessi entšiissi
*) 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.
Declension of entši (type VII/nimi, nk-nʹnʹ gradation)
singular plural
nominative entši enʹnʹed
genitive enʹnʹe entšije, entšii
partitive entšiä entšiite, entšii
illative entšese, entše entšiise
inessive enʹnʹez entšiiz
elative enʹnʹesse entšiisse
allative enʹnʹele entšiile
adessive enʹnʹelle entšiille
ablative enʹnʹelte entšiilte
translative enʹnʹessi entšiissi
*) 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