Votic edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish iloisuus.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈilozuz/, [ˈiɫozuz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ilozuz̥
  • Hyphenation: i‧lo‧zuz

Noun edit

ilozuz

  1. beauty (quality of pleasing appearance)

Inflection edit

Declension of ilozuz (type XV/kõrkuz, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ilozuz ilozud
genitive ilozu ilozuijõ, ilozui
partitive ilozuttõ ilozuitõ, ilozui
illative ilozuusõ ilozuisõ
inessive ilozuz ilozuiz
elative ilozussõ ilozuissõ
allative ilozulõõ ilozuilõ
adessive ilozullõ ilozuillõ
ablative ilozultõ ilozuiltõ
translative ilozussi ilozuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to 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