Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *hirci.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈirsi/, [ˈirsʲi]
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: ir‧si

Noun edit

irsi

  1. log, beam (of wood)

Inflection edit

Declension of irsi (type X/tuli, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative irsi, irs irred
genitive irre irsije, irsii
partitive irtte irsiite, irsii
illative irte, irtese irsiise
inessive irrez irsiiz
elative irresse irsiisse
allative irrele irsiile
adessive irrelle irsiille
ablative irrelte irsiilte
translative irressi irsiissi
*) 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) “irsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn