Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse herra.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈherːɑ/, [ˈherːə̠]
  • Rhymes: -erːɑ
  • Hyphenation: her‧rõ

Noun edit

herrõ

  1. lord, landlord, landowner
  2. sir, mister

Inflection edit

Declension of herrõ (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative herrõ herrõd
genitive herra herrojõ, herroi
partitive herra herroitõ, herroi
illative herrasõ, herra herroisõ
inessive herrõz herroiz
elative herrõssõ herroissõ
allative herrõlõ herroilõ
adessive herrõllõ herroillõ
ablative herrõltõ herroiltõ
translative herrõssi herroissi
*) 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) “herra”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn