meez
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *mees. Cognate with Finnish mies.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meez
Inflection edit
| Declension of meez (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | meez | mehed |
| genitive | mehe | mehije, mehii |
| partitive | meesse | mehiite, mehii |
| illative | meheese, mehee | mehiise |
| inessive | mehez | mehiiz |
| elative | mehesse | mehiisse |
| allative | mehele | mehiile |
| adessive | mehelle | mehiille |
| ablative | mehelte | mehiilte |
| translative | mehessi | mehiissi |
| *) 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